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BUSINESS RATES
Councils to share risk of business rates appeals
By Hiba Mahamadi | 06 March 2018
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is looking to develop a ‘centralised ri...
BUSINESS
Dundee to partner with Marriott for new hotel
By Hiba Mahamadi | 28 February 2018
Dundee City Council has agreed to work with Marriott on a four-star hotel to exploit its potentia...
BUSINESS
Councils lack PFI management skills
By Hiba Mahamadi | 18 January 2018
Local authorities lack the skills necessary to manage Private Finance Initiative (PFI) contracts ...
BUSINESS
Treasury set to curb borrowing
By Heather Jameson | 07 November 2017
Chancellor Philip Hammond is poised to crack down on the rules surrounding council borrowing amid...
COMMERCIAL INVESTMENT
Council's go commercial to fight austerity
02 November 2017
More local authorities are turning to commercialisation in a bid to cushion themselves from auste...
FINANCE
Property portfolio purchase
By Hiba Mahamadi | 27 September 2017
Spelthorne BC has bought property at Heathrow Airport for £45m. This is the latest addition to th...
BUSINESS
Council purchases office park in latest addition to expanding property portfolio
By Hiba Mahamadi | 12 September 2017
Warrington Council has snapped up a business park that is used as office space by more than 6,000...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
'Look to regional places to strengthen local economies'
By Hiba Mahamadi | 26 July 2017
Regional cities must take the lead in rebalancing the London-centric investment market, a think-t...
FINANCE
Councils are plugging the gap
By Paul O'Brien | 12 July 2017
There are some who criticise local government for being bureaucratic and lacking in creativity. I...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Tools of the trade
By Sam Clayden | 12 July 2017
Local authority trading companies are increasingly popular. Sam Clayden reports on a recent Penna...
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- 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'
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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