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ECONOMIC GROWTH

Stronger together

By Jason Longhurst | 26 September 2022

The public and the private sector must partner up if clean growth is to realise its transformatio...

CLIMATE CHANGE

Councils 'need to be doing better' on climate change

By Martin Ford | 21 September 2022

Local government needs to do better to tackle climate change, the Convention of Scottish Local Au...

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...

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...

FINANCE

Call for inflation support from Truss

By Martin Ford | 05 September 2022

Councils have warned of service cuts if new Prime Minister Liz Truss fails to provide further fin...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Trading standards - market regulator and champion of fairness

By Cllr Jenny Hannaby | 05 September 2022

Now more than ever, councils’ trading standards service is essential to our economy and the envir...

CLIMATE CHANGE

Tackling the climate emergency in South Lakeland

By Lawrence Conway | 17 August 2022

Lawrence Conway explains how South Lakeland DC is working towards its targets of a carbon neutral...

ENVIRONMENT

A dam fine idea

10 August 2022

As any MJ Towers hack will tell you: it’s not ‘silly season’ until we see stories about beavers a...

ENVIRONMENT

Snakes on a plain

03 August 2022

Bridgend Council was recently forced to issue a snake warning, after soaring temperatures led to ...

CLIMATE CHANGE

It's time to take climate adaptation seriously

By Jo Wall | 26 July 2022

It is no longer enough for councils to focus solely on net zero for their climate emergency plans...

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frederica-diamanta

Talent Acquisition Lead (Manger)

Band I SCP 44-47 (£55,609 - £59,025 per annum)

Ready to shape the future of talent acquisition in local government and make a real impact? Apply for this job

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

Principal Lawyer - Children and/or Adult Safeguarding

£51,356 - £56,494

Do you want to make a difference to local people? Apply for this job

Kirklees Metropolitan Council

Industrial Relations and HR Policy Manager

£54,495 - £57,864

What You’ll Do This is a unique opportunity to step into a strategic role at the heart of industrial relations. As Industrial Relations & HR Polic... Apply for this job

Oxfordshire County Council