WHITEHALL

Parishes call for council tax referendum probe

By Heather Jameson | 28 September 2016

Plans to force parish councils to have referendums for council tax rises are ‘a centralist sledge...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

A re-organisation too far

By Professor Colin Copus | 15 September 2016

MP Alec Shelbrook’s proposals for local government reform risk destroying the ‘local’ in local go...

FINANCE

Missing a trick on reorganisation

By Cllr Ken Browse | 13 September 2016

Calls from backbench MP Alec Shelbrooke for far-reaching local government reform have failed to a...

FINANCE

Missing in action

03 February 2016

Norfolk CC and Breckland DC member Denis Crawford hit the headlines last week.

FINANCE

Chief executive launches probe after elections mistake

By Dan Peters | 23 December 2015

A council chief executive has launched an investigation after a ‘significant error’ meant his aut...

PARISH COUNCILS

A bitter sweet symphony

By Andrew Muter | 30 October 2015

Andrew Muter, chief executive of Newark & Sherwood DC, explains why the devolution agenda is in d...

WHITEHALL

'Don't strip communities' access to justice'

By Jamie Hailstone | 20 October 2015

Plans to close dozens of courts across the country have come under fire from councils who claim t...

PARISH COUNCILS

Leader fears devolution failure

By Thomas Bridge | 30 September 2015

Doubts have been cast over the success of Hampshire’s devolution bid by a local district leader, ...

PLANNING

CA staffing fears put council's lift plans on hold

By Jamie Hailstone | 18 August 2015

A town hall lift has become the latest casualty in the combined authority push.

WHITEHALL

What a relief

24 June 2015

Regular readers of Diary will know we like nothing more than a good toilet story to flush away al...

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frederica-diamanta

Head of Operational Services

£73,051 to £75,342

Are you ready to shape the future of a thriving district? Apply for this job

South Derbyshire District Council

Director of Law & Governance

FTE Salary from £92,223 - £112,283 per annum

Sutton is rapidly emerging as a key outer London borough. Apply for this job

Sutton London Borough Council

Assistant Director of Housing

£81,174 – £89,956 per annum (pay award pending), plus relocation support

Reporting to the Director of Housing & Communities, the Assistant Director of Housing will lead York’s Housing portfolio Apply for this job

City of York Council