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FINANCE
Peterborough reserves near exhaustion
By Martin Ford | 28 October 2020
The council has taken a financial hit of £38.9m due to the coronavirus crisis.
ADULT SOCIAL CARE
Reading refuses to send COVID-19 patients to care homes
By Martin Ford | 28 October 2020
Reading Council is to defy a Government order to provide care home places for Covid-19 positive p...
HEALTH
Youth and BAME jobs hit hardest by lockdown
By Ann McGauran | 28 October 2020
Young people, BAME workers and those on insecure contracts have lost out most as a result of the ...
COVID
What pandemic?
28 October 2020
Diary has noticed a new fad in local government – predicting the findings of the inevitable publi...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Move to a true local state
By Rob Whiteman | 28 October 2020
We have now reached a turning point 'where devolution to a true local state would not only achiev...
FINANCE
£1bn funding still not enough to meet needs
By Heather Jameson | 28 October 2020
Councils hit hardest by coronavirus are those receiving the most help in the latest tranche of fu...
FINANCE
Just another brick in the wall?
By Michael Burton | 28 October 2020
The 55 Northern Conservative MPs who wrote to No 10 this week know that if they cannot deliver wh...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Northern Powerhouse must be for real
By Mike Emmerich | 28 October 2020
If the North is to ‘own’ the Northern Powerhouse a new partnership with Government is needed, as ...
WHITEHALL
£63m hardship fund was not meant to pay for free school meals
By Heather Jameson | 27 October 2020
The £63m ‘hardship fund’ ministers claim should be enough for councils to help hungry schoolkids ...
HEALTH
Two Scots councils set for level four
By Michael Burton | 27 October 2020
Two Scottish local authority areas are in line for a new severe level four lockdown according to ...
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- Future Forum Midlands: Two councils using agentic AI for citizen contact
- Future Forum Midlands: Civil servants dismiss timetable speculation for LGR review
- EXCLUSIVE: Burnham wish for new settlement with sector
- Behind the scenes of this week's reorganisation debacle
- West Surrey Council set to announce chief executive
Chief Executive
£205,749 to £224,986
Premium jobNorth Yorkshire Council is seeking an exceptional leader to become our next Chief Executive. Apply for this job
Chief Executive
£competitive
We are looking for an exceptional senior leader with a strong record of leading change Apply for this job
Assistant Director Finance & Governance and Deputy Section 151 Officer
up to £121,526 + a monthly car allowance of £200 per month + fringe allowance of £753 per annum
You will lead a broad and influential portfolio including finance, revenues and benefits, procurement, audit, risk, insurance and corporate fraud. Apply for this job
- Future Forum Midlands: Two councils using agentic AI for citizen contact
- Future Forum Midlands: Civil servants dismiss timetable speculation for LGR review
- EXCLUSIVE: Burnham wish for new settlement with sector
- Behind the scenes of this week's reorganisation debacle
- West Surrey Council set to announce chief executive
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