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ECONOMIC GROWTH
Councils buying up shopping centres in a bid to boost the high street
By Heather Jameson | 02 January 2019
Councils have spent more than £800m buying shopping centres in the past three years, according to...
WHITEHALL
Finance settlement: Government floats commercialisation crackdown
By Dan Peters | 13 December 2018
Whitehall is considering a crackdown on councils that excessively borrow for commercial reasons a...
ENERGY
Future Forum North: Co-designed commissioning answer to outsourcing crisis
By Martin Ford | 07 December 2018
Co-designed commissioning is the answer to an era of heightened demand, budget reductions and sup...
BUSINESS
Swansea to enlist private sector for tidal lagoon project
By Martin Ford | 05 December 2018
Swansea City Council is turning to the private sector in the hope of resurrecting a project for a...
BUSINESS
South Cambs bankrolls ice rink following explosive discovery
By Martin Ford | 30 November 2018
An extra £550,000 has been invested in a permanent ice rink by South Cambridgeshire DC after buri...
BUSINESS
Portsmouth to sell fledgling energy firm
By Martin Ford | 30 November 2018
Portsmouth City Council is to sell its energy company before it has taken on any customers.
CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC FINANCE AND ACCOUNTANCY
Commercial property: Taxpayers are being sold short
28 November 2018
The economic rationale for the ‘commercial councils’ agenda is filling the austerity hole in the...
FINANCE
Birmingham councillors not told about soaring Paradise costs
By Martin Ford | 22 November 2018
The runaway costs of a flagship redevelopment in the centre of Birmingham were not revealed to co...
COMMERCIALISM
Embedding commercialisation
By Anthony Roche | 21 November 2018
When making commercialisation part of your organisation, Anthony Roche of North Hertfordshire DC ...
FINANCE
Ambition that goes beyond Essex
By Debbie Knopp | 21 November 2018
At Essex CC, the focus has been on commercialisation to achieve an ambitious target of £5m of sus...
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Chief Quality Officer
£150,892 plus car allowance (£8,153-£10,192)
At Alternative Futures Group, we believe quality is not measured by processes alone. It is measured by the difference we make to people's lives. Apply for this job
Executive Director Adult Social Care and Health (DASS)
£161,239 - £177,363 plus benefits
This is not a maintenance role. It is a transformation leadership opportunity: to bring services and cultures together. Apply for this job
Assistant Director of Legal and Governance (Deputy Monitoring Officer)
£91,639 to £99,427
We are seeking someone with a strong grounding in local government law and governance, or experience gained in a similar environment. Apply for this job
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