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POVERTY

Energy revolution's quiet benefits

By Ollie Pendered | 20 September 2022

Ollie Pendered explains how councils beyond the South East are taking notice of the Community Ene...

CLIMATE CHANGE

Fuel poverty must fuel decarbonisation efforts

By Stephen Batty | 20 September 2022

Decarbonisation doesn’t always go hand-in-hand with tackling fuel poverty so it’s important for s...

ENVIRONMENT

Fears for local fracking controls

By Martin Ford | 14 September 2022

Councils fear an erosion of local controls over fracking with the Prime Minister expected to lift...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Birmingham has no alternative other than to declare a cost of living crisis

By Cllr Ian Ward | 12 September 2022

As Birmingham City Council declares a cost of living emergency, leader Ian Ward says the Prime Mi...

FINANCE

Truss must put councils on a firm financial footing

By Heather Jameson | 06 September 2022

If the Government wants to measure councils' performance, then bring it on, says Heather Jameson....

POVERTY

End the wait and insulate

By Polly Billington | 06 September 2022

The new Prime Minister should look beyond short-term fixes and implement measures to permanently ...

FINANCE

Inflation's stealthy impact

By Martin Ford | 06 September 2022

Double-digit inflation is putting huge pressure on councils, with impacts including fuel price hi...

CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC FINANCE AND ACCOUNTANCY

What's the recipe for successful council companies?

By Perry Holmes | 29 August 2022

In the light of some high profile failures of councils’ commercial ventures, Perry Holmes suggest...

BUSINESS RATES

Get ready for the next crisis

By Michael Burton | 17 August 2022

During the pandemic, local government stepped up to the plate despite initial scepticism from Whi...

WELFARE

Supporting residents through the toughest of times

By Cllr John Izett | 17 August 2022

As the UK inflation rate hits 10.1%, Cllr John Izett sets out how Basingstoke & Deane BC is stepp...

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The Capital Programme team is responsible for the core delivery of the Council’s c. £80-100m/year Capital Programme Apply for this job

Westmorland and Furness Council

Head of Law and Governance and Monitoring Officer

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Crawley Borough Council

Director of Finance and Procurement

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Gloucestershire County Council is seeking an exceptional, forward-thinking Director of Finance. Apply for this job

Gloucestershire County Council

frederica-diamanta

Programme Manager - WMF2246e

£56,883 - £59,198

The Capital Programme team is responsible for the core delivery of the Council’s c. £80-100m/year Capital Programme Apply for this job

Westmorland and Furness Council

Head of Law and Governance and Monitoring Officer

£79,336 – £86,691 per annum

As Head of Law and Governance you join at a critical time. Apply for this job

Crawley Borough Council

Director of Finance and Procurement

£109,248 - £120,622

Gloucestershire County Council is seeking an exceptional, forward-thinking Director of Finance. Apply for this job

Gloucestershire County Council