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ECONOMIC GROWTH
County Deals approach falls far short of treating districts as equal partners
By Cllr Sam Chapman-Allen | 07 February 2022
We need much stronger mechanisms to promote the active involvement of district councils in the Co...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
You can't level up from Whitehall
By Sarah Longlands | 07 February 2022
The Levelling up White Paper spent a lot of time talking about ancient history, but will do littl...
COUNTY COUNCILS' NETWORK
Councils rule out mayoral model
By Martin Ford | 04 February 2022
Two areas have already ruled out adopting mayors despite being selected by the Government to be i...
DISTRICT COUNCILS' NETWORK
The white paper wait seems worth it for districts
By Ian Miller | 04 February 2022
The Government should be applauded for recognising – at last – that Whitehall does not know best ...
INFRASTRUCTURE
Missions misstep
By Jonathan Carr-West | 04 February 2022
When it comes to its 12 missions, the Levelling Up White Paper does not really enable the multipl...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Government commits to future of LEPs
By Martin Ford | 03 February 2022
Local enterprise partnerships (LEPs) are to be integrated into devolution deals as part of the Le...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Pension schemes urged to invest in local economies
By Martin Ford | 02 February 2022
Local government pension funds will be targetted to pump billions of pounds into regional economi...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Devolution for all: Gove unveils long-awaited White Paper
By Heather Jameson | 02 February 2022
By 2030, every part of England that wants one will have a devolution deal, the Government’s long-...
ADULT SOCIAL CARE
Inflation's a concern for councils and residents
By Sir Stephen Houghton | 01 February 2022
Councils and residents are facing severe price rises that will hit the more deprived hardest, say...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Reaching new levels
01 February 2022
The long-awaited levelling up White Paper is finally here – all 400 or so pages.
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- Budget 2026: High streets to benefit from greater business rates relief
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Head of Property, Assets & Major Projects
Renumeration package £74 – 78k
This is a rare opportunity to combine strategic leadership, commercial asset management Apply for this job
Head of Legal - (Commercial & Projects)
£71,513- £80,593 per annum
We are seeking a senior solicitor to join as the Head of Legal for Commercial and Projects work. Apply for this job
Head of Business, Markets and Town Centres
PO10 - £84,042 - £89,274
We are now seeking an exceptional leader to join our Economy & Skills team as our new Head of Business Apply for this job
- Budget 2026: High streets to benefit from greater business rates relief
- Budget 2026: Fiscal Devolution Roadmap published and new mayors announced
- Budget 2026: Healey's first Budget delivers fiscal devo vision
- Local government reorganisation: A genuine pause creates the conditions for a decision
- Budget 2026: 'Further £430m' to tackle rough sleeping
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