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FINANCE

Council leaders claim 'tipping point' reached

By Dan Peters | 10 October 2014

Welsh council leaders believe a ‘tipping point’ has been reached that could result in the disappe...

INFRASTRUCTURE

More city devolution deals to be announced

By Jonathan Werran | 10 October 2014

Cities minister Greg Clark is poised to announce a further tranche of multi-billion pound devolut...

FINANCE

Unions suspend planned walkout

By Jonathan Werran | 09 October 2014

The three main local government trade unions have called off planned strike action next Tuesday -...

WHITEHALL

Danny, champion of devolved property taxes

By Jonathan Werran | 09 October 2014

Chief secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander, has signalled his willingness to devolve a raft...

FINANCE

Leeds leader calls for devolution to cope with cuts

By Heather Jameson | 08 October 2014

National politicians must act now to release the ‘financial shackles’ on councils if they want t...

FINANCE

Let local government deal with property revaluation

By Heather Jameson | 07 October 2014

To cut through policital timidity, the whole problem of revaluing council tax levels should be ha...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Councils may have to pay for LEPs

By Dan Peters | 07 October 2014

Councils may be forced to pick up the tab for Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEP) to ensure the d...

FINANCE

Leading the place beyond 2015

By Adam Fineberg | 06 October 2014

Councils are working hard to be leaders of place for their communities and, as Adam Fineberg expl...

FINANCE

WLGA demands finance fitness test

By Jonathan Werran | 02 October 2014

Welsh council chiefs have called for a ‘thorough reassessment’ of whether the whole system of loc...

FINANCE

Time to grasp the devolutionary moment

By Cllr David Hodge | 30 September 2014

Chairman of the County Councils Network, Cllr David Hodge, sets out the powers and fiscal freedom...

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Assistant Director Strategy & Community Regeneration

£100,592 - £106,591 per annum

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