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DISTRICT COUNCILS' NETWORK
DCN chair promises 'more edge'
By Martin Ford | 29 October 2025
The new chair of the District Councils’ Network (DCN) has pledged to speak for its members with ‘more edge’ going forward.
DISTRICT COUNCILS' NETWORK
New beginnings for DCN chair
By Martin Ford | 29 October 2025
As Richard Wright takes the reins as chair of the District Councils’ Network, he spoke to Martin ...
REORGANISATION
Local Government Reorganisation dominates DCN chat
By By Kathy O’ Leary | 24 October 2025
The District Council's Network reception may have saw the baton handed to a new chairman, but the...
DISTRICT COUNCILS' NETWORK
DCN: Deprivation key determinant for spending
By Neil Merrick | 20 October 2025
Unitaries with a population more than 350,000 tend to spend more per resident on services but are...
REORGANISATION
Isn't it time to accept that all current councils in shire counties should be swept away?
By Ian Miller | 20 October 2025
Ian Miller says that under LGR a ‘continuing’ county council would be required to have open compe...
CHIEF EXECUTIVES
EXCLUSIVE: District dead end
By Dan Peters | 09 October 2025
Just five district council chief executives have made the move to a unitary or county council sin...
HOUSING
DCN call for housing fund expansion
By Joe Lepper | 09 October 2025
A housing fund blighted by poor uptake among local authorities needs to be expanded, according to...
POLICY AND POLITICS
EXCLUSIVE: Food waste new burdens assessment still not completed
By Dan Peters | 09 October 2025
Whitehall has yet to complete a new burdens assessment for introducing separate food waste collec...
REORGANISATION
EXCLUSIVE: LGA on its own will not be enough, survey finds
By Martin Ford | 08 October 2025
‘Very few’ respondents to a survey on the future of sector membership bodies believe the Local Go...
DISTRICT COUNCILS' NETWORK
DCN is 'punching above its weight'
By Martin Ford | 08 October 2025
As Sam Chapman-Allen’s tenure as chair of the District Councils’ Network (DCN) comes to an end, h...
WHITEHALL
Councils to call for tighter HMO controls
By Neil Merrick | 02 October 2025
Councils are expected to call for tighter controls over houses in multiple occupation (HMO) after...
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- Professional body for monitoring officers to be launched this month
- EXCLUSIVE: Succession headache for sector
- Reform UK-led council proposes shifting staff of new unitary to 'standard' 37-hour week
- EXCLUSIVE: Reorganisation should be last resort, says Unison boss
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Director of Public Health
£123,000 - £139,000 plus up to £10,000 relocation expenses
Your opportunity to make a huge impact. Apply for this job
Service Director Children’s Quality & Improvement
c.£110,000
Innovation. Community. Impact. Apply for this job
Assistant Director of Communications
£80,216 - £89,556 + relocation support
The York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority Apply for this job
- Professional body for monitoring officers to be launched this month
- EXCLUSIVE: Succession headache for sector
- Reform UK-led council proposes shifting staff of new unitary to 'standard' 37-hour week
- EXCLUSIVE: Reorganisation should be last resort, says Unison boss
- EXCLUSIVE: Recent appointments dominate top tier cohort
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