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CHIEF EXECUTIVES
EXCLUSIVE: Herefordshire top hire revealed as Walker walks
By Dan Peters | 01 May 2026
A chief executive who struck a settlement after a row with the authority he used to run is expected to get Herefordshire Council’s top job, The MJ can reveal.
PERFORMANCE
Can South Cambridgeshire's four-day week case be broadened into an argument?
By Abdool Kara | 22 April 2026
Abdool Kara does not question the data South Cambridgeshire has produced in favour of a four-day ...
TRANSFORMATION
Local government: riding the wave of change
By Jonathan Carr-West | 22 April 2026
Jonathan Carr-West looks at the challenges of leading councils through turbulent times.
FINANCE
Winning the war on waste?
By David Blackman | 16 April 2026
Is Reform UK’s waste drive just a saloon bar dream or are there still genuine efficiencies to be ...
PERFORMANCE
Corporate Peer Challenge: Going boldly on in Bristol
By Nick Hibberd | 09 April 2026
Bristol’s Corporate Peer Challenge recognised a deeply embedded culture of activism, diversity an...
LATCOS
ODS: Balancing operational efficiency with a commitment to communities
By Simon Howick | 08 April 2026
The future of local government service delivery will depend on organisations that can combine com...
REORGANISATION
Disentangling Woking's knots
By Heather Jameson | 01 April 2026
Sent in to stabilise debt-ridden Woking BC, Richard Carr tells Heather Jameson he’s determined to...
IMPROVEMENT
Recruitment challenges restricting pace of Sandwell improvement, peers find
By Joe Lepper | 13 March 2026
Recruitment challenges are hindering continued improvement at Sandwell Council, a Local Governmen...
PREVENTION
The turning point for early help: can April's reforms deliver the change children need?
By Martha Hampson | 12 March 2026
Martha Hampson says that with record investment and a new Family Help model coming in April, ther...
REORGANISATION
Reorganisation is not reform
By Andy Begley | 09 March 2026
Reflecting on reorganisation, Andrew Begley says before a map is redrawn or another structure cha...
FINANCE
Fresh finance structure for Gloucester after auditor intervention
By Dan Peters | 05 March 2026
Gloucester City Council has proposed a fresh structure for an expanded finance team after its ext...
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- Ministers back down on forced mayors in devolution Bill
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- EXCLUSIVE: 'Illegal' deal to end Birmingham strike risks £200m equal pay bill
Partnership and Improvement Manager SEND WMF2888e
£51,356 to £52,413
Are you passionate about improving outcomes for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)? Apply for this job
Senior Employment Lawyer
PO6 - £54,267 to £57,402
Greenwich Legal Services is undergoing a period of transformation Apply for this job
Head of Transformation
£76,271- £88,631
Choose Challenge. Choose Change. Choose Cheshire East. Apply for this job
- Ministers back down on forced mayors in devolution Bill
- Leeds City Council suffers huge fuel theft as Middle East conflict continues
- Devon reorganisation 'distracting' for region's emerging strategic authority, peers warn
- Cotton 'deal' would land Birmingham in the mire
- EXCLUSIVE: 'Illegal' deal to end Birmingham strike risks £200m equal pay bill
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