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POLITICS
EXCLUSIVE: Stretched capacity slows pace of reorganisation
By Martin Ford | 06 March 2025
Small unitary councils are to be spared reorganisation until the map has been redrawn in two-tier...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
LGA chair linked to standing for Parliament
By Dan Peters | 05 March 2025
Local Government Association chair Louise Gittins has been linked with standing in the possible R...
WORKFORCE
Union criticises council's 'fire and rehire' plan
By Joe Lepper | 04 March 2025
The GMB trade union has criticised Tory-led Devon CC for adopting a rare ‘fire and rehire’ strate...
POLITICS
Shortfall worsens after allocation changes
By Dan Peters | 03 March 2025
Councils are facing an additional £76m shortfall in their temporary accommodation budgets followi...
INFRASTRUCTURE
Shadow minister: levelling up 'would take decades'
By Martin Ford | 28 February 2025
The last Conservative government failed to articulate the long-term nature of its levelling up po...
POLICY
Pennycook confirms local plans 'overhaul'
By Dan Peters | 27 February 2025
The Government has confirmed an ‘overhaul’ of local plans.
REORGANISATION
Counties pressure LGA over reorganisation shift
By Dan Peters | 27 February 2025
County council leaders have hit back at the Local Government Association’s (LGA) policy shift on ...
REORGANISATION
EXCLUSIVE: Government open to doughnut unitaries
By Dan Peters | 27 February 2025
Central government is open to a number of so-called doughnut unitaries, with some expanding to ma...
ROUGH SLEEPING
Rough sleeping numbers increase by a fifth
By Dan Peters | 27 February 2025
The number of people estimated to be sleeping rough has increased by a fifth, Government figures ...
POLITICS
Government announces 'sweeping transformation' in response to Grenfell inquiry
By William Eichler | 26 February 2025
Deputy prime minister Angela Rayner committed the Government to ‘greater accountability’ and ‘str...
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- EXCLUSIVE: Ministers face legal threat as furious Sussex leaders demand answers on reorganisation delay
- Calls grow to fast-track reorganisation in Kent
- Corporate Peer Challenge: Going boldly on in Bristol
- Whitehall looking to collaborate with councils on cohesion
- LCN chair: CCN existence 'illogical'
Director of Education and Inclusion
£120,901
Premium jobAs we move into a new era built on the strengths and ambition of our borough, we are seeking an outstanding Director of Education... Apply for this job
Engineering Team Manager (Network Co-ordination)
£53,460 - £56,732 per annum
Premium jobWe are looking for an enthusiastic and highly driven candidate to join our Highways Asset Management team at Calderdale Council. Apply for this job
Joint Chief Planning Officer
£85,456 - £92,027
Across Torfaen and Blaenau Gwent in South Wales, our councils are doing something genuinely different. Apply for this job
- EXCLUSIVE: Ministers face legal threat as furious Sussex leaders demand answers on reorganisation delay
- Calls grow to fast-track reorganisation in Kent
- Corporate Peer Challenge: Going boldly on in Bristol
- Whitehall looking to collaborate with councils on cohesion
- LCN chair: CCN existence 'illogical'
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