Districts need long-term funding certainty
FINANCE

Districts need long-term funding certainty

By By Ian Miller | 12 September 2024

The District Councils' Network sent off its submission to the Treasury about the Budget this week. Ian Miller says: 'We’ll see if the chancellor responds to sustain districts as a key part of the c...

RIGHT TO BUY

Districts urge Government to make Right to Buy flexibilities permanent

By Emily Twinch | 11 September 2024

Flexibilities on how councils can use their Right to Buy (RtB) receipts should be made permanent,...

HOUSING

Councils call for £644m cash injection into housing

By Emily Twinch | 03 September 2024

Councils have urged the Government to plough £644m of capital funding into housing in England whi...

HOUSING

Reasons for cheer on Government's housebuilding ambitions

By By Sam Chapman-Allen | 20 August 2024

Sam Chapman-Allen's solution to overcoming local housing shortages would be 'greater powers to fo...

FINANCE

Calls for Government to improve flood management funding

By Emily Twinch | 15 August 2024

Westminster must come up with a more sustainable way of funding flood management as rising costs ...

HOMELESSNESS

United call following homelessness surge

By Martin Ford | 08 August 2024

The local government sector has united to call for urgent action following a surge in the number ...

DEVOLUTION

A seat at the table

By Cllr Susan Brown | 07 August 2024

Districts can and will bring the energy and know-how to make growth happen locally and it’s cruci...

HOUSING

How to unleash a new generation of council housing

By Tracy Bingham | 06 August 2024

There are financial pressures mounting on the Housing Revenue Account that could hold councils ba...

POLITICS

Benefit of the doubt

By Dan Peters | 31 July 2024

Political pressure is to be piled on the Local Government Association (LGA) to strengthen its wav...

DEVOLUTION

Driving an inclusive approach to devolution

By By Ian Miller | 24 July 2024

The District Councils’ Network is clear there is a compelling and positive case for districts to ...

KING'S SPEECH

Green shoots?

By Martin Ford | 23 July 2024

Planning and devolution were two of the key themes of last week’s King’s Speech, with a host of B...

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frederica-diamanta

Service Director, Regeneration & Culture

£105,175 (pay award pending)

Premium jobBarnsley Council’s vision for 2030 highlights the borough as a place that fosters and grows ambition Apply for this job

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council

Head of Strategic Planning and Housing

PO16-19 (scp 46-49) £54,712 to £58,073 per annum (Pay Award Pending)

You will have a degree in planning or other relevant discipline and be a member of the Royal Town Planning Institute. Apply for this job

Ribble Valley Borough Council

Head of Human Resources

PO16-19 (scp 46-49) £54,712 to £58,073 per annum (Pay Award Pending)

We are looking for someone with substantial HR Management experience Apply for this job

Ribble Valley Borough Council