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FINANCE

Spending Review 2025: Key takeaways for the sector

By Megan Tam | 13 June 2025

While local authorities have performed better in this Spending Review than expected, proposals to...

DEVOLUTION

Cross-border lessons in devo

By Heather Jameson | 11 June 2025

Devolution may be new for some English authorities, but it is a quarter of a century on in Scotla...

REORGANISATION

Push for Havering to join Essex in reorganisation

By Paul Marinko | 10 June 2025

Havering LBC has dismissed a parliamentary push for the London borough to split from the capital ...

DIGITAL

Council culture: Why digital needs to be at the core

By Cate McLaurin | 09 June 2025

Digital can’t be the responsibility of just one team, and instead of being treated as a technical...

PARISH COUNCILS

The cap doesn't fit

By Justin Griggs | 05 June 2025

Capping some or all parish and town councils would seriously threaten their effectiveness and und...

DEVOLUTION

Questions over devolution boundaries

By Martin Ford | 04 June 2025

An influential Labour backbencher has questioned the Government’s approach to rolling out English...

STRONGER THINGS

Stronger Things: Call for 'swap back' to single transferable votes for mayors

By Ann McGauran | 04 June 2025

The Government should use the Elections Bill to revert to single transferable votes for mayoral e...

REORGANISATION

Keeping devolution in sight

By Caroline Green | 02 June 2025

Across Oxfordshire and neighbouring councils, there is real appetite for a collective devolution ...

STRONGER THINGS

Colouring in public sector reform

By Jessica Studdert | 29 May 2025

Setting the scene ahead of New Local’s Stronger Things festival, Jessica Studdert says it is time...

SCOTLAND

Scottish councils keen to explore further devolution

By Joe Lepper | 29 May 2025

Scottish councils are keen to explore the potential of ‘enhanced local government devolution’ but...

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Chief Executive

up to £165,000

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Ebbsfleet Development Corporation

Assistant Director Strategy & Community Regeneration

£100,592 - £106,591 per annum

Premium jobNewcastle is a city fast gaining a reputation for its innovation and progress. Apply for this job

Newcastle City Council

Service Manager – Commercial Development

Up to £57,800 plus relocation package up to £8,000

We have two exciting opportunities to join our forward-thinking team. Apply for this job

Ashfield District Council