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FINANCE
Court case looms after election blunder
By Mark Conrad | 16 May 2023
A councillor who gained the most votes at a recent election faces a court case for her seat after...
DEVOLUTION
To the victor, the spoils?
By Mike Emmerich et al | 15 May 2023
Creating an enduring settlement for places is among the defining issues for new political leaders...
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
A checklist for new councillors
By John Tizard | 12 May 2023
In the aftermath of the local elections, John Tizard offers advice to new councillors and adminis...
ELECTIONS
Elections – a view from the front line
By Ian Miller | 12 May 2023
Ian Miller reflects on how the Elections Act 2022 impacted on administrators and voters in Wyre F...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
The ABC election
By Duncan Flynn | 12 May 2023
In his elections round-up, Duncan Flynn says the Conservatives not only lost badly, their pre-ele...
PLANNING
Lessons we have learned from last week's elections
By Heather Jameson | 11 May 2023
There are a few lessons from this year’s local elections, says Heather Jameson: 'There is no room...
ELECTIONS
White van man on... local elections
10 May 2023
Good luck to all them new councillors, elected from about a fifth of us – but not me – suffering ...
ELECTIONS
Fame's fickle fortunes
10 May 2023
Fame is such a fickle friend… no, we are not talking about all those infamous council leaders ous...
ELECTIONS
Carry on digging
10 May 2023
Politicians can often be spotted trying to dig themselves out of a hole.
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
Moving on from misinformation
By Christopher Hammond | 10 May 2023
In the age of polycrisis, Christopher Hammond argues that deliberate misinformation is one of the...
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Executive Director Adult Social Care and Health (DASS)
£161,239 - £177,363 plus benefits
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Assistant Director of Legal and Governance (Deputy Monitoring Officer)
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