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INNOVATION

Council buys rail transport operator

By Dan Peters | 22 August 2025

Dudley Council has bought the operators of Coventry’s fledgling rail transport system.

POLITICS

Kent reassurance after staff DOGE concerns

By Dan Peters | 22 August 2025

Reform-run Kent CC (KCC) has reassured employees that any decisions to share data with the party’...

FINANCE

Cuts have hit council financial information, report finds

By Neil Merrick | 22 August 2025

Councillors and members of the public are not being presented with accurate or easy to understand...

FINANCE

Calls for fair funding tax flexibility

By Martin Ford | 22 August 2025

The Government has been urged to lift the council tax referendum limit to help local authorities ...

FINANCE

Council warns of 'most severe' budget to date

By Izzy Lepone | 21 August 2025

North Yorkshire Council has revealed it could be encountering its ‘most severe’ budget round yet.

HOUSING

Council home sell-offs to outpace new builds eightfold

By William Eichler | 21 August 2025

Local authorities in England are to lose more than eight times as many council homes in 2025-26 a...

FINANCE

CCN: Residents to face maximum council tax rises

By Izzy Lepone | 20 August 2025

Residents of county and rural regions will face ‘maximum council tax rises’ under the Government’...

FINANCE

Audit costs rise by 238%, research reveals

By Izzy Lepone | 19 August 2025

Audit reform ambitions have ‘failed’, creating ‘market chaos’, researchers from the University of...

IMMIGRATION

More than £300m Ukrainian refugee funding unspent

By William Eichler | 19 August 2025

More than £300m given to English councils to help house Ukrainian refugees still sits in council ...

FINANCE

LGA warning over fair funding transition

By Martin Ford | 18 August 2025

The Local Government Association (LGA) has warned proposed fair funding transition arrangements w...

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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