Covid

By Martin Ford | 14 September 2020

Care England has said bureaucratic hoops are preventing funding from reaching providers.

ENERGY

How linking energy with data can unlock community benefits

By Stephen Stead | 11 September 2020

Moving to a low carbon world, the required level of data granularity and quality will be critical...

CLIMATE CHANGE

Community hubs: spaces to grow, gather and recover

By Fay Holland | 10 September 2020

With the proper resources, community hubs that include green space can play a key role in rebuil...

HEALTH

How do we get safe track and trace?

By Pascale Robinson | 10 September 2020

Councils’ work to keep communities safe in the months ahead will be remembered, says Pascale Robi...

WHITEHALL

Sector surprise at COVID marshal scheme

By Dan Peters | 09 September 2020

Local government has been blindsided by Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s announcement that an army ...

Batman's corona battle

09 September 2020

Holy COVID Batman!

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Community power – a step forwards?

By Heather Jameson | 09 September 2020

A recent virtual round table debate hosted by The MJ discussed the recent trend towards councils ...

ENVIRONMENT

Borrowing to benefit the environment

By Joseph Holmes | 09 September 2020

West Berkshire Council has launched the UK’s first Community Municipal Investment, enabling acces...

PUBLIC HEALTH

New gatherings limit welcomed by director

By Ann McGauran | 09 September 2020

The Government’s decision to tighten English laws to ban nearly all gatherings of more than six p...

FINANCE

Is there the political will to push through reorganisation?

By Heather Jameson | 09 September 2020

Simon Clarke's unexpected resignation as local government minister begs the question of what happ...

Director of Planning and Economy

£104,464 (plus generous pension and benefits)

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Director of Public Protection and Integrated Enforcement

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Chief Executive Officer - Housing Delivery Shared Service

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