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By Cllr Michelle Lowe | 02 May 2017

Cllr Michelle Lowe calls on districts and unitaries to break free from their silo mentalities in ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Do not underplay the role of districts in driving economic growth

By Lawrence Conway | 26 April 2017

The green paper underplays the role districts and clusters can play as economic enablers, argues ...

FINANCE

Map the Industrial Strategy around functional economic areas

By Sandra Dinneen | 20 April 2017

The new Industrial Strategy should be rooted in the principles of people and place and mapped aro...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Riding the local government rollercoaster

By Louise Round | 05 April 2017

The last few months have seen ups and downs in Tandridge DC, writes Louise Round.

WHITEHALL

Top-down plan shot down

By Sam Clayden | 22 March 2017

Town halls and experts have kicked back at sweeping proposals urging ministers to impose new devo...

TRANSFORMATION

Five key principles for transformation

By Sandra Dinneen | 28 February 2017

Sandra Dinneen outlines the emerging values for local government transformation.

FINANCE

DCN to lobby Whitehall on future of baseline rate

By Dan Peters | 28 February 2017

The District Councils’ Network (DCN) will lobby the Government for certainty on the future baseli...

WHITEHALL

Javid ignores calls for more council funding

By Dan Peters | 21 February 2017

Whitehall has ignored local government’s calls for new council funding in 2017/18, leaving senior...

PLANNING

Barwell hints at borrowing cap flexibility ahead of housing white paper launch

By Sam Clayden | 02 February 2017

Housing minister Gavin Barwell has hinted that local authorities with strong housing growth could...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Porter: Local government threw devolution back in ministers' faces

By Sam Clayden | 02 February 2017

The country’s most influential council leader has proclaimed that ‘devolution is dead’ and sugges...

Director of Family Help and Safeguarding

£105,836 - £121,235

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Reading Borough Council

Head of Highways Operations

Salary: £78,168 per annum

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Somerset Council

Head of Operational Services

£73,051 to £75,342

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South Derbyshire District Council