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O'Brien expected to be next chair of LGA
LGA

O'Brien expected to be next chair of LGA

By Heather Jameson | 08 June 2026

Bury MBC leader Cllr Eamonn O’Brien is expected to take over as chair of the Local Government Association following the resignation of Cllr Louise Gittins.

LGA

LGA chair to stand down

By Paul Marinko | 03 June 2026

Cllr Louise Gittins has today announced her intention to stand down as chair of the Local Governm...

LGA

Newcastle-under-Lyme to leave LGA

By Paul Marinko | 29 May 2026

Reform UK-led Newcastle-under-Lyme BC has announced it is ending its membership of the Local Gove...

PAY

Unions call for 'urgent' pay talks

By Martin Ford | 29 May 2026

Trade unions have called for employers to come to the negotiating table after rejecting a ‘full a...

EMPLOYMENT

Call for 'stronger role' for councils to tackle youth unemployment

By Martin Ford | 28 May 2026

A ‘stronger role’ for councils is required to tackle soaring numbers of young people not in educa...

PLANNING

Councils demand full cost recovery for planning fees

By Martin Ford | 27 May 2026

Proposals to increase planning application fees do not go far enough, the Government has been war...

GOVERNANCE

Supporting local leaders after a tumultuous election

By Sean Harriss | 27 May 2026

Sean Harriss looks at how senior council officers can best support an influx of thousands of newl...

LGA

Local authorities are central to building the places where people live, work and socialise

By Louise Gittins | 27 May 2026

UKREiiF became a platform for demonstrating how a solid partnership between local government and ...

LGA

LGA to stay Labour-led despite election disaster

By Heather Jameson | 12 May 2026

The Local Government Association is expected to remain Labour-led despite a huge swing towards Re...

ELECTIONS

And now for something completely different

By Jonathan Werran | 08 May 2026

Jonathan Werran scans the first indications from the local election results, and says that for La...

LG CHALLENGE

LG Challenge: Building community engagement on regeneration in Stockport

By Virginia Ponton | 07 May 2026

The third Local Government Challenge 2026 arrived in Stockport to develop proposals on how the co...

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frederica-diamanta

Team Manager - Child Exploitation and Missing Team

Grade 13 SCP 44 £57,770

Are you passionate about making a difference to our citizens and the district that they reside in? Apply for this job

Wakefield Council

Executive Director of Children’s Services (DCS)

£149,000 – £175,000

This is a defi ning leadership opportunity in a borough with real momentum Apply for this job

Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council

Director of Adults Commissioning and Provider Services

£100,731 - £104,625

To help us realise this vision, we are seeking an exceptional Director of Adults Commissioning and Provider Services Apply for this job

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