CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

NEET solution

By Jonathan Werran | 19 October 2011

Benefit rules preventing young people from volunteering for more than two days a week deemed ‘cou...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

How localism works in Sweden

By Robin Hambleton | 18 October 2011

Robin Hambleton argues Sweden's powerful local authorities act as a barrier against national inte...

FINANCE

Councils must embrace risks of community involvement, report urges

By Jonathan Werran | 12 October 2011

Failure to embrace risk may destroy opportunities to win community involvement in running local s...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Helping cohesion to happen

By Mike Hardy | 11 October 2011

Mike Hardy says that there is no single strategy for achieving community cohesion.

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Greg Clark pledges devolution to the people

By Heather Jameson | 05 October 2011

Greg Clark tells the Conservative Party Conference, Government must hand power from Whitehall to ...

FINANCE

Labour's housing push

By Mark Conrad | 28 September 2011

Labour leader, Ed Miliband at this week’s Labour Party conference, wants councils to take into ac...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Capital's jobless get £11m boost

28 September 2011

A share of £11.3m EU match-funding is up for grabs for organisations with projects to help unempl...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

HCA launches assets programme

By Mark Conrad | 26 September 2011

The Homes and Communities Agency has launched its £300m Economic Assets Programme to support econ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

HS2 and the planning process

23 September 2011

MPs' verdict on HS2 is likely to prove a key test for the Government’s streamlining of the planni...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Authorities unite to celebrate winning £335m engine plant

21 September 2011

West Midlands councils are celebrating Jaguar Land Rover’s decision to build a new plant in the B...

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Director of Family Help and Safeguarding

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frederica-diamanta

Director of Family Help and Safeguarding

£105,836 - £121,235

Brighter Futures for Children is looking for a visionary leader to drive transformation and improvement in children's services at a pivotal time. Apply for this job

Reading Borough Council

Head of Highways Operations

Salary: £78,168 per annum

Premium jobSomerset offers a unique blend of natural beauty, rich history and vibrant community life. Apply for this job

Somerset Council

Head of Operational Services

£73,051 to £75,342

Are you ready to shape the future of a thriving district? Apply for this job

South Derbyshire District Council