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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 ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

What is the future of commercialism?

By Paul Marinko | 06 June 2023

Commercialism in local government has had its ups and downs. A Local Partnerships and The MJ roun...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Government rejects call for local net zero delivery duty

By Ann McGauran | 06 June 2023

The Government has rejected Liberal Democrat calls for councils to have a statutory duty to deliv...

SOLACE

We have a major opportunity to turn the economic tide

By Graeme McDonald | 05 June 2023

Giving councils statutory powers over economic development alongside the right funding would brin...

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frederica-diamanta

Chief Executive

up to £165,000

Premium jobEbbsfleet is one of the UK’s most ambitious regeneration projects, a 21st-century Garden City Apply for this job

Ebbsfleet Development Corporation

Assistant Director Strategy & Community Regeneration

£100,592 - £106,591 per annum

Premium jobNewcastle is a city fast gaining a reputation for its innovation and progress. Apply for this job

Newcastle City Council

Service Manager – Commercial Development

Up to £57,800 plus relocation package up to £8,000

We have two exciting opportunities to join our forward-thinking team. Apply for this job

Ashfield District Council