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Plans unveiled for major investment fund for Sheffield

By Jamie Hailstone | 18 March 2014

Sheffield City Council has launched plans for an investment fund to kick start its new retail qua...

FINANCE

Council progress 'slow' on social value

By Jamie Hailstone | 18 March 2014

A report on procurement could help ‘nudge’ some councils to take advantage of the Social Value Ac...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Barrow plant cash injection praised by Cumbria leader

By Jamie Hailstone | 18 March 2014

The leader of Cumbria CC has welcomed a decision by BAE Systems to invest £300m in its submarine ...

FINANCE

A cold case for delivery

By Adam Fineberg | 18 March 2014

Adam Fineberg outlines results of his Labour-commissioned study on providing equally effective pu...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Come together for skills provision

By Tom Stannard | 18 March 2014

Tom Stannard argues councils, colleges and LEPs should build alliances to make most of limited sk...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

LGA warns of youth unemployment timebomb

By Jamie Hailstone | 18 March 2014

Town hall chiefs have warned a third of all young people will be out of work or ‘underemployed’ b...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

LGA has concerns over Ebbsfleet garden city plans

By Jamie Hailstone | 17 March 2014

The Local Government Association (LGA) has sounded a cautionary note over plans to build a new ga...

FINANCE

Council directors call for funding certainty in Budget

By Jamie Hailstone | 14 March 2014

Town hall chiefs have called on George Osborne to give councils long-term certainty over funding ...

FINANCE

Sunderland and South Tyneside City Deal announced

By Jamie Hailstone | 14 March 2014

Sunderland City and South Tyneside councils have secured the Government’s latest City Deal.

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Don't forget the smaller towns and cities

By Michael Burton | 13 March 2014

Giving a leg-up to smaller towns is a greater challenge for recovery than the core cities agenda,...

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Head of Democratic Services, Elections & Monitoring Officer

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

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Chief Executive

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Westmorland and Furness Council

Director, Local Government Reform and Devolution

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Shape the Future of Essex Apply for this job

Essex County Council