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ECONOMIC GROWTH

Northamptonshire leader pushes for funding overhaul

By Sam Clayden | 09 October 2015

Northamptonshire CC have called for changes to funding mechanisms in the face of a massive oversp...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Only 'few' councils to win substantial fiscal devolution

By Thomas Bridge | 07 October 2015

Few councils are likely to gain significant financial powers under the Government’s devolution dr...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

£500k required to fund frontline services

07 October 2015

Monmouthshire CC is to ask its town and community councils for £500,000 to help fund frontline se...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Extremists can go on demonstrating

07 October 2015

Far-right extremist groups can continue to hold demonstrations in Rotherham despite calls for the...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Slow staff recruitment 'costs councils £437m'

By Thomas Bridge | 07 October 2015

Inefficient council recruitment is costing hundreds of millions of pounds in lost productivity, a...

FINANCE

Draw power from the people

By Jonathan Carr-West | 06 October 2015

In all political parties it can be difficult to get the leadership to recognise that local govern...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Worcester rejects workers' bid to run in-house services

By Jamie Hailstone | 06 October 2015

Members of Worcester City Council have rejected calls to let its workers bid to run their own ser...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Devolution in the 'new politics' era

By Simon Parker | 06 October 2015

Devolution is an assault on local democracy, or so we were told last week by Labour’s new communi...

HEALTH

Council seeks NHS help with rates review

06 October 2015

A council hit by a change to how much medical centres have to pay in business rates has asked for...

FINANCE

Keeping it real

By Mark Rogers | 06 October 2015

SOLACE president Mark Rogers explains to delegates at its annual summit why local government must...

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frederica-diamanta

Head of Democratic Services, Elections & Monitoring Officer

Grade 12 £67,236 – £71,223 plus £3000pa Statutory Officer Allowance

Premium jobWe are looking for an accomplished and proactive leader for our vacant post of Head of Democratic Services & Elections Apply for this job

Harborough District Council

Service Director for Finance (S151 Officer)

£63k-£78k + £10k statutory officer allowance

Section 151 Officer in an agile, forward thinking Council with a strong history of financial stability and growth. Apply for this job

Newcastle Under Lyme Borough Council

Deputy Team Manager

£50,574 - £53,607

Strength in people. Strength in communities. Strength in diversity. Apply for this job

Royal Borough of Greenwich