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ECONOMIC GROWTH

Stellar new story for Ashfield

By Theresa Hodgkinson | 13 June 2023

Ambition and focus are helping Ashfield drive transformational change despite a sluggish national...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

We need to be trusted more

By Ann McGauran | 13 June 2023

Councils may now risk an end to their borrowing freedoms, but ADEPT’s new president Anthony Payne...

PLANNING

That Bill and the dead hand of centralism

By Ian Miller | 13 June 2023

Such new powers as councils are given are limited either on the face of the Levelling Up and Rege...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Council funding plea ahead of LEP wind-down

By Dan Peters | 12 June 2023

Council directors have called for the Government to protect them from a financial hit as Local En...

WHITEHALL

Call for Government to scrap Levelling Up Fund bidding

By Dan Peters | 12 June 2023

Councils have called for the remaining £1bn in the Levelling Up Fund to be ‘allocated on the basi...

FINANCE

Long-term solution sought to drainage board pressure

By Dan Peters | 12 June 2023

Councils are seeking a ‘long-term solution’ as internal drainage boards (IDB) warn increasing ene...

WHITEHALL

Fire up Northern Powerhouse 2.0, urges Osborne

By Paul Marinko | 12 June 2023

Former chancellor George Osborne has urged the Government to ‘fire up Northern Powerhouse 2.0’ as...

WHITEHALL

Levelling up benefits of civil service relocation questioned

By Paul Marinko | 09 June 2023

The Institute for Government (IfG) think-tank has warned that civil service relocation out of Lon...

DEVOLUTION

Manchester 'frustrated' at pace of devolution

By Martin Ford | 08 June 2023

Manchester’s leader has said there is ‘a long way to go’ to meet the city’s devolution ambitions.

ECONOMIC GROWTH

A strong civil society is vital for growth

By Dan Corry | 06 June 2023

Civil society is part of the answer to local economic growth – and it needs support to play this ...

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Child Care Lawyer - Joint Legal Team

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Reading Borough Council

Director of Transport

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York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority

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

Child Care Lawyer - Joint Legal Team

£50,269 to £56,730 Per year

We are looking for a passionate and skilled Child Care Lawyer to join our dedicated Joint Legal Team Apply for this job

Reading Borough Council

Director of Transport

£103,292 - £114,280

The York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority was established as a new organisation in early 2024. Apply for this job

York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority