Title
HOUSING
Getting best value from right to buy cash
By Cllr Sharon Taylor | 17 October 2018
District councils welcome the proposal to extend the time limit for spending existing Right to Bu...
FINANCE
Districts urge chancellor to reverse disproportionate cuts burden
By Chris Mahony | 28 September 2018
The forthcoming budget must recognise that district councils have borne a disproportionate share ...
FINANCE
Adult social care is 'single largest problem facing local government' - DCN
By Ann McGauran | 26 September 2018
The adult social care crisis is the ‘single largest problem facing local government services and ...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
'LEP review must not erode democratic accountability'
19 September 2018
The Government’s review of LEPs is currently being rushed through, with a number of consequences ...
WHITEHALL
LGA in New Homes Bonus warning
By Dan Peters | 18 September 2018
Government plans to raise the 0.4% threshold for the New Homes Bonus (NHB) in 2019/20 risks ‘putt...
WHITEHALL
Ups and downs for districts
By Ian Miller | 21 August 2018
Ian Miller gives an overview of the latest decisions and indecisions to affect district councils.
FINANCE
DCN to hike fees
By Dan Peters | 10 August 2018
The District Councils’ Network (DCN) plans to hike its fees by up to four times for some local au...
THIRD SECTOR
We need to be using the 'C' word - conversation
By Louise Round | 01 August 2018
We need to be talking with, not to, our communities about what would work in their places, writes...
FINANCE
Ministers to 'super charge' LEP performance
By Mark Conrad | 24 July 2018
Ministers have published plans to ‘super charge’ the performance and accountability of Local Ente...
FINANCE
Districts' ability to invest in infrastructure is curtailed by borrowing caps
By John Fuller | 23 July 2018
Cllr John Fuller argues for a new funding approach in the forthcoming spending review that retain...
Director of Education and Inclusion
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Engineering Team Manager (Network Co-ordination)
£53,460 - £56,732 per annum
Premium jobWe are looking for an enthusiastic and highly driven candidate to join our Highways Asset Management team at Calderdale Council. Apply for this job
Joint Chief Planning Officer
£85,456 - £92,027
Across Torfaen and Blaenau Gwent in South Wales, our councils are doing something genuinely different. Apply for this job
- EXCLUSIVE: Ministers face legal threat as furious Sussex leaders demand answers on reorganisation delay
- Calls grow to fast-track reorganisation in Kent
- Whitehall looking to collaborate with councils on cohesion
- Corporate Peer Challenge: Going boldly on in Bristol
- LCN chair: CCN existence 'illogical'
Director of Education and Inclusion
£120,901
Premium jobAs we move into a new era built on the strengths and ambition of our borough, we are seeking an outstanding Director of Education... Apply for this job
Engineering Team Manager (Network Co-ordination)
£53,460 - £56,732 per annum
Premium jobWe are looking for an enthusiastic and highly driven candidate to join our Highways Asset Management team at Calderdale Council. Apply for this job
Joint Chief Planning Officer
£85,456 - £92,027
Across Torfaen and Blaenau Gwent in South Wales, our councils are doing something genuinely different. Apply for this job
- EXCLUSIVE: Ministers face legal threat as furious Sussex leaders demand answers on reorganisation delay
- Calls grow to fast-track reorganisation in Kent
- Whitehall looking to collaborate with councils on cohesion
- Corporate Peer Challenge: Going boldly on in Bristol
- LCN chair: CCN existence 'illogical'
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