Councillors

By Dan Peters | 11 March 2021

Health and social care secretary Matt Hancock has attempted to ease local government concerns abo...

Cat got your tongue?

10 March 2021

A connoisseur of virtual council meetings, Diary has learned to expect only the unexpected while ...

COUNCILLORS

A new chapter for some

24 February 2021

The leader of Medway Council has been showing us how lockdown should be done by writing a novel.

COUNCILLORS

A Blur of a council career

24 February 2021

Blur drummer and Britpop icon Dave Rowntree’s second career as a Norfolk CC Labour councillor is ...

WHITEHALL

LGA code of conduct 'unlikely to gain traction'

By Dan Peters | 23 February 2021

The Local Government Association’s model code of conduct is ‘unlikely to gain any traction across...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Answers sought over action against council chief

By Martin Ford | 16 February 2021

Councillors in Northumberland have demanded to see a report detailing why disciplinary action aga...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Northumberland councillors demand answers

By Martin Ford | 10 February 2021

Angry members have called a meeting to address the ‘unholy mess’ around the aborted disciplinary ...

COUNCILLORS

Failing to act on audit invites intervention, says Whiteman

By Heather Jameson | 09 February 2021

A failure to act on the Redmond review could lead to more Government intervention, finance chief ...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Cross-party backing for European charter

By Dan Peters | 05 February 2021

The European charter of local self-government took a step closer to being incorporated into Scots...

FINANCE

McArdle drafted in to help Croydon

By Dan Peters | 26 January 2021

The lead commissioner at Northamptonshire CC, Tony McArdle, has been appointed to chair Section 1...

Corporate Director Children and Young People’s Service

£136,853 to £159,178 plus relocation support

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Prif Swyddog Adnoddau Dynol / Chief Human Resources Officer

£97,861

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Cardiff Council

Director of Public Health

£112k-£117k

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Somerset Council

Corporate Director Children and Young People’s Service

£136,853 to £159,178 plus relocation support

Premium jobNorth Yorkshire is England's largest county and a beautiful, vibrant place to live and work. Apply for this job

North Yorkshire Council

Prif Swyddog Adnoddau Dynol / Chief Human Resources Officer

£97,861

Cardiff is a vibrant and diverse European capital city, a fantastic place to live and work Apply for this job

Cardiff Council

Director of Public Health

£112k-£117k

From Starting Well to Living Well and Aging Well, we’re working to deliver a comprehensive public health offer across Somerset. Apply for this job

Somerset Council