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CLIMATE CHANGE

Putting local communities at the heart of the green jobs revolution

By Sir Richard Leese | 11 June 2020

Councils are driving the climate change agenda locally, says Cllr Sir Richard Leese. They can be ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

No glorious but implausible utopias

By Mike Emmerich | 09 June 2020

Mike Emmerich says we should use the recovery phase to build on what councils have been doing dur...

SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP OF MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES

Where do we go from here to 'level up' this country?

By Dr Arianna Giovannini | 09 June 2020

The survival of the local state might be at stake, but this ‘failing’ is not of its own making, s...

HEALTH

The crisis has proved again that local action works

By Cllr John Fuller | 09 June 2020

The District Councils' Network has set out a five-point Manifesto for Recovery outlining how we c...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Our national state and its agencies are incapable of responding to a crisis

By Paul Wheeler | 09 June 2020

We need a slimmer, more strategic central state and one that relies on local initiative and capac...

WHITEHALL

Council planning powers under threat

By Michael Burton | 08 June 2020

Planning powers could be shifted from local authorities to development corporations as part of an...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Five compelling reasons why HS2East must be given same priority as HS2West

By Cllr Judith Blake | 08 June 2020

It is vital that the Government’s Integrated Rail Plan for the Midlands and the North states cate...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Give councils the powers and funds to transform their societies

By Simon Edwards | 04 June 2020

As counties begin to move out of the most stringent lockdown measures, CCN member councils will b...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Taking those first steps back from crisis

By Aidan Rave | 02 June 2020

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic what we don’t know far outweighs what we do, say Darra Sing...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Towns and cities as a testbed for innovation

By Siri Arntzen | 02 June 2020

Tom Bridges and Siri Arntzen explain how testbeds can be successfully used to experiment our way ...

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Transport and Major Work Manager

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Service Manager Residential Children's Homes

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Kirklees Metropolitan Council

Head of Safeguarding and Prevention

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frederica-diamanta

Transport and Major Work Manager

£54,556 to £60,085 per year Inclusive of Local Weighting Allowance of £1096

Premium jobDrive the future of transport and infrastructure in Slough Apply for this job

Slough Borough Council

Service Manager Residential Children's Homes

£57,457- £58,462

We are seeking a highly motivated, creative, and experienced Service Manager Apply for this job

Kirklees Metropolitan Council

Head of Safeguarding and Prevention

£73,757-£78,488

Wiltshire is a place where strong communities, shared ambition, and a sense of place come together.  Apply for this job

Wiltshire Council

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