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FINANCE
Warrington faces £110m loss, envoys warn
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IMPOWER INDEX
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REORGANISATION
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INTERVENTION
Envoys sent in to indebted council
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INTERVENTION
Ministerial envoys to be sent to Warrington
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HOUSING
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COMMERCIAL INVESTMENT
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FINANCE
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ECONOMIC GROWTH
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FINANCE
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CHIEF EXECUTIVES
Cross-sector leadership – the way forward
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Jessica Mullinger and Steve Guest look at the lessons that can be learned from the private and pu...
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Director of Education and Inclusion
£120,901
Premium jobAs we move into a new era built on the strengths and ambition of our borough, we are seeking an outstanding Director of Education... Apply for this job
Engineering Team Manager (Network Co-ordination)
£53,460 - £56,732 per annum
Premium jobWe are looking for an enthusiastic and highly driven candidate to join our Highways Asset Management team at Calderdale Council. Apply for this job
Joint Chief Planning Officer
£85,456 - £92,027
Across Torfaen and Blaenau Gwent in South Wales, our councils are doing something genuinely different. Apply for this job
- EXCLUSIVE: Ministers face legal threat as furious Sussex leaders demand answers on reorganisation delay
- Calls grow to fast-track reorganisation in Kent
- Corporate Peer Challenge: Going boldly on in Bristol
- Whitehall looking to collaborate with councils on cohesion
- LCN chair: CCN existence 'illogical'
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