HOUSING

Think big, act local, start now

By Paul O’Brien | 29 March 2022

Communities will look to their local authority for further support with the cost of living crisis...

POVERTY

Future Forum North: local government still lacks a plan for delivering sustainability

By Ann McGauran | 25 March 2022

Local government still lacks both a plan for delivering sustainability and a way of measuring the...

FINANCE

Councils weigh up risks over Gazprom contracts

By Paul Marinko | 22 March 2022

Councils caught up in energy deals with state-owned Russian gas company Gazprom have been warned ...

CLIMATE CHANGE

Blazing the path to net zero

By Ben Simcock | 15 March 2022

Ben Simcock discusses how government-funded decarbonisation schemes are trailblazing change.

FINANCE

Local authorities will be able to top up council tax rebate

By Martin Ford | 11 March 2022

Local authorities will be able to pay households facing financial hardship more than the council ...

BUSINESS

Councils rethink £30m of Gazprom spending

By William Eichler | 03 March 2022

Councils are reconsidering the multi-million pound contracts they have with the state-owned Russi...

ENERGY

Net zero culture war

By Jonathan Werran | 02 March 2022

A localist and levelling up aligned approach to decarbonisation is all that stands between us and...

POVERTY

End of an era for energy firms?

By Martin Ford | 22 February 2022

With the high profile demise of a series of local authority-owned energy firms, Martin Ford asks ...

FINANCE

Tax rebates - a never-ending task for finance teams?

By Adele Taylor | 15 February 2022

Issuing council tax rebates to alleviate soaring energy costs sounds simple enough until you star...

FINANCE

Warrington rejects inquiry call

By Martin Ford | 11 February 2022

Warrington Council’s Labour leaders have fended off demands for an immediate inquiry into its inv...

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Team Manager - Locality

£55,979.00, Grade 13

Wakefield Children’s Services have been rated by Ofsted as GOOD with outstanding leadership. Apply for this job

Wakefield Council

Executive Director – Adult Social Care, Health & Wellbeing

£131,208 (Hay 1)

Lead with Purpose. Build on Excellence. Shape the Future of Health and Wellbeing in Sefton. Apply for this job

Sefton Borough Council

Strategic Finance Business Partners (five roles)

up to £80k

Nottingham is a bold, vibrant, and exciting Core City at the heart of the UK, alive with potential and ambition. Apply for this job

Nottingham City Council

frederica-diamanta

Team Manager - Locality

£55,979.00, Grade 13

Wakefield Children’s Services have been rated by Ofsted as GOOD with outstanding leadership. Apply for this job

Wakefield Council

Executive Director – Adult Social Care, Health & Wellbeing

£131,208 (Hay 1)

Lead with Purpose. Build on Excellence. Shape the Future of Health and Wellbeing in Sefton. Apply for this job

Sefton Borough Council

Strategic Finance Business Partners (five roles)

up to £80k

Nottingham is a bold, vibrant, and exciting Core City at the heart of the UK, alive with potential and ambition. Apply for this job

Nottingham City Council