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Pioneering councils to invest in LGA MBA

By Dan Peters | 25 November 2014

Councils that will be among the first to invest in the Local Government Association’s (LGA) new m...

WHITEHALL

Pressure growing for welfare fund U-turn

By Dan Peters | 25 November 2014

Councils have called for the Government to continue to fund local welfare provision amid criticis...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Sparks relinquishes Dudley role

By Jonathan Werran | 24 November 2014

Chair of the Local Government Association, Cllr David Sparks, has stood down with immediate effec...

WHITEHALL

Showdown talks for LEP Network future

By Dominic Browne | 21 November 2014

The central organisation for coordinating the work of England’s 39 local enterprise partnerships ...

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A sellers' market

By Vincent King | 21 November 2014

With many more authorities keen to sell services rather than buy-in, councils should be realistic...

FINANCE

Crisis commissioners?

By Stephen Hughes | 21 November 2014

The recent Tower Hamlets intervention underlines the importance of statutory officer posts and re...

FINANCE

DCLG 'clueless' over impact of council cuts

By Jonathan Werran | 18 November 2014

Spending watchdogs have told the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) to do mor...

WHITEHALL

Let councils write their own job specs

By Heather Jameson | 18 November 2014

Central government needs to massively scale back on statutory duties and give councils the chance...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Tower Hamlets cautions Pickles over intervention

By Dan Peters | 18 November 2014

Communities secretary Eric Pickles is facing calls to scale back the proposed powers of the commi...

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UNISON chief: town hall bosses 'not much better' than Mike Ashley

By Jonathan Werran | 18 November 2014

Council employers are not much better than controversial Sports Direct retailer Mike Ashley, comp...

frederica-diamanta

Director of People

£108,697 - £117,998

As a leader at Lancashire County Council, you’ll join an authority with real scale, courageous ambition and deep pride in place. Apply for this job

Lancashire County Council

Director of Strategy and Transformation

£108,697 - £117,998

As a leader at Lancashire County Council, you’ll join an authority with real scale, courageous ambition and deep pride in place. Apply for this job

Lancashire County Council

Highway Design and Construction Manager

Grade N, scp50 £62,443 to scp53 £65,663 per annum, plus essential car user allowance

We embrace AI to enhance our operations and to innovate our services. Apply for this job

Bolton Council

frederica-diamanta

Director of People

£108,697 - £117,998

As a leader at Lancashire County Council, you’ll join an authority with real scale, courageous ambition and deep pride in place. Apply for this job

Lancashire County Council

Director of Strategy and Transformation

£108,697 - £117,998

As a leader at Lancashire County Council, you’ll join an authority with real scale, courageous ambition and deep pride in place. Apply for this job

Lancashire County Council

Highway Design and Construction Manager

Grade N, scp50 £62,443 to scp53 £65,663 per annum, plus essential car user allowance

We embrace AI to enhance our operations and to innovate our services. Apply for this job

Bolton Council