Communications

By Dan Peters | 13 August 2019

New local government secretary Robert Jenrick has promised to make communication from Whitehall o...

LEGAL

Councils lose appeal to keep publishing fortnightly newspaper

By Laura Sharman | 09 August 2019

Two London boroughs have lost their final legal appeal to keep publishing their fortnightly newsl...

FINANCE

Council to change finance approach after review

By Paul Marinko | 07 August 2019

Warrington BC has ‘consistently overspent’ against parts of its budget and needs to change its ap...

DIGITAL

Worcestershire calls early end to Civica contract

By Martin Ford | 12 July 2019

Worcestershire CC is to pull out of a customer service contract with Civica halfway through its t...

WHITEHALL

Councils to appeal 'town hall Pravdas' ruling

By Dan Peters | 14 June 2019

Waltham Forest and Hackney LBCs will appeal after a judge backed Government attempts to stop them...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Information sharing tensions found in child harm review

By Dan Peters | 12 June 2019

Legal and ethical tensions between maintaining confidentiality and sharing information are contin...

WHITEHALL

Council preparations for Brexit 'hampered' by Whitehall

By Dan Peters | 06 June 2019

Whitehall’s lack of focus and co-ordination ‘hampered’ councils’ preparations for Brexit in the r...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

EXCLUSIVE: New protocol to ease council tensions

By Dan Peters | 04 June 2019

A protocol encouraging best practice between councils will be drawn up by the Local Government As...

WHITEHALL

Data demand over settled status bids

By Dan Peters | 18 April 2019

Councils have refused to give up after their request to access Home Office data on application ra...

Good Grief

27 February 2019

Council press officers often have to deal with difficult and awkward journalists.And so it is apt...

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Reading Borough Council

Head of Highways Operations

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Premium jobSomerset offers a unique blend of natural beauty, rich history and vibrant community life. Apply for this job

Somerset Council

Head of Operational Services

£73,051 to £75,342

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