Breaking bullying's grip
PARISH COUNCILS

Breaking bullying's grip

By Ann McGauran | 13 May 2024

The acceleration of inappropriate behaviour in town and parish councils is leaving staff in fear for their jobs. Will the Government take action? Ann McGauran reports.

PARISH COUNCILS

Why not open up better channels with your parish colleagues in 2024?

By Mark Smith | 20 November 2023

The parish and principal council sectors need to work much better together to ensure the best pos...

PLANNING

Ensuring a plan comes together

By Justin Griggs | 13 November 2023

A genuine working partnership between central and local government is vital to the success of loc...

CLIMATE CHANGE

Thinking big and delivering locally

By Mark Smith | 08 November 2023

Chippenham Town Council may be a parish council, but is structured as and acts like a district or...

PARISH COUNCILS

The city of dreams

05 September 2023

‘What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell just as sweet.’

PARISH COUNCILS

A mixed bag in Yorkshire

26 July 2023

Considering his face is always covered, it’s one of life’s ironies that Count Binface is perhaps ...

PARISH COUNCILS

It is time to recognise clerks

By Rob Smith | 07 July 2023

Local Council Clerk Week is taking place from 10 to 14 July. Rob Smith says clerks are truly at t...

WHITEHALL

Parish poll sparks fresh modernisation call

By Dan Peters | 28 April 2023

Ministers have been urged to ‘modernise the archaic 40-year-old system’ of parish polls after wha...

PARISH COUNCILS

Local Councils have stepped up

By Rob Smith | 02 February 2023

Rob Smith sets out the main conclusions of a landmark report based on the Society of Local Counci...

WHITEHALL

Whitehall urged to engage more with towns and parishes

By Mark Conrad | 31 January 2023

Parish councils and principal authorities should agree a ‘duty to consult’ across tiers of local ...

PAY

Call for professionalisation of councillors

By Martin Ford | 05 December 2022

The role of councillor should become a full-time profession as part of further devolution, it has...

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Executive Director of Children’s Services

£122,614 - £135,299 (+ up to £8,000 relocation package)

Middlesbrough has one of the youngest and most ethnically diverse populations in the North East. Apply for this job

Middlesbrough Council

Senior Education Adviser

£58,400-£62,634 per annum

We are looking for a Senior Education Adviser to join our school improvement team. Apply for this job

North Yorkshire Council

Assistant Director of Place Operations

£85,962 to £93,267

Bury is a proud and prosperous borough Apply for this job

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