PLANNING

Any further loosening of planning laws would be a disaster for towns and cities

By Cllr Faisal Rana | 28 September 2020

Cllr Faisal Rana of Rochdale MBC argues that the government's planning White Paper will have a de...

INFRASTRUCTURE

Councils enlist MPs' help over lorry parks

By Martin Ford | 28 September 2020

Local authorities have called on MPs to help lobby the Government over the creation of lorry park...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

We can't wait any longer for major reform of local government

By Simon Jeffrey | 21 September 2020

The current patchwork of local government needs to change if we are to have any hope of levelling...

LEGAL

Beware the 'construction cartels'

By Laurence Pritchard | 05 August 2020

Laurence Pritchard says the pressure to keep infrastructure projects moving when competition for ...

INFRASTRUCTURE

Winners of £900m for shovel-ready schemes announced

By Chris Ames | 04 August 2020

Ministers have announced the 300 schemes that will receive a share of the £900m Getting Building ...

INFRASTRUCTURE

Major projects must be more responsive to local need, MPs argue

By Laura Sharman | 28 July 2020

Hundreds of billions of pounds spent on new infrastructure projects could be ‘squandered’ without...

PLANNING

Delivering homes and communities fit for the future

By Julian Lockwood | 21 July 2020

Lessons from the pandemic have given councils ‘a once in a generation’ opportunity to reform outd...

INFRASTRUCTURE

Using collective intelligence to boost cycling and walking in cities

By Sophie Reynolds | 08 July 2020

In the latest in an essay series on how the wisdom of citizens could help councils manage after C...

CLIMATE CHANGE

'Give places the funding to rebuild'

By Nigel Riglar | 07 July 2020

Nigel Riglar says we need to aim for more than a simple recovery, as our problems are too pressin...

BUSINESS

Building back greener growth needs a joint effort

By Heather Jameson | 07 July 2020

It seems that even the business lobby is now on board with devolution, says Heather Jameson - and...

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Executive Director – Adult Social Care, Health & Wellbeing

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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