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POLITICS
Pennycook: Compulsory purchase to be made 'faster and more efficient'
By Dan Peters | 19 December 2024
Councils will be ‘empowered to buy cheaper land’ through the use of compulsory purchase orders un...
PLANNING
Government changes rules to spot slow planners
By Dan Peters | 17 December 2024
The speed with which councils decide planning applications will be assessed over a shorter time p...
HOMELESSNESS
'Duty to collaborate' over homelessness call
By Dan Peters | 16 December 2024
Labour-led London Councils has called for a ‘duty to collaborate’ to be placed on five Whitehall ...
FINANCE
'Budgetary pressures' force plea to Government
By Emily Twinch | 16 December 2024
Councillors at Labour-led Cheshire East Council have agreed to ask the Government for two more ye...
SCOTLAND
'Record' funding settlement for Scottish councils
By Dan Peters | 13 December 2024
Scottish councils are expected to share a ‘record’ funding settlement of more than £15bn, provisi...
FINANCE
4.3% boost for Welsh councils
By Dan Peters | 12 December 2024
Councils will receive £6.1bn from the Welsh Government to spend on delivering key services, incre...
POLITICS
Increased housebuilding targets for councils
By Dan Peters | 12 December 2024
Areas with the highest unaffordability for housing and greatest potential for growth will be hand...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
EXCLUSIVE: LGA overhaul mooted after 'big conversation'
By Dan Peters | 12 December 2024
The Local Government Association (LGA) could be overhauled as part of efforts to increase its inf...
POLICY
Mayors can transform towns and cities with more powers and funding, says report
By Emily Twinch | 12 December 2024
Metro mayors need greater powers and funding so they can achieve their potential for driving rege...
LONDON COUNCILS
London Councils lobbies for share of GB Energy cash
By Dan Peters | 12 December 2024
London Councils is lobbying for millions of pounds from the Government agency being created to pu...
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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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