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HEALTH

King's Speech: Increased funding for mental health and smoking cessation

By Paul Marinko | 07 November 2023

The King’s Speech has promised ministers will invest at least £2.3bn a year so an extra two milli...

CLIMATE CHANGE

Dealing with weather's extremes

By Dr Charlotte Parbery-Clark | 30 October 2023

Maria Van-Hove and Dr Charlotte Parbery-Clark look at how local authorities in the UK can support...

FINANCE

Lansley critcises public health funding levels

By Dan Peters | 25 October 2023

The architect of the transfer of public health to local government has blamed the failure of budg...

THIRD SECTOR

Putting prevention first

By Abigail Langley | 23 October 2023

Abigail Langley puts the high level of strategic priority placed on prevention in South Norfolk a...

HEALTH

Councils are stepping in to address the public health policy gap

By Adam Briggs | 19 October 2023

Gains in life expectancy have stalled and inequalities are rising. Adam Briggs of the Health Foun...

HEALTH

A springboard to better wellbeing

By Dr Koen Bartels | 03 October 2023

Social prescribing is about more than health and represents a chance to transform relationships t...

HEALTH

Rethinking our approach to the public health grant

By Lucy Hubber | 27 September 2023

Nottingham City Council believes its new approach to using the public health grant has been a cat...

HEALTH

Councils need support to save local lives

By Professor Jim McManus | 27 September 2023

The Government’s new suicide prevention strategy, while welcome, underplays the vital work being ...

LEISURE

How rethinking energy can help keep swimming pools open

By Helena Rivers | 11 September 2023

Swimming pools have come to symbolise the operational cost and carbon challenges faced by council...

HEALTH

Councils press for more stringent air quality targets

By Martin Ford | 06 September 2023

Local authorities have dismissed claims air pollution targets cannot be met by 2030.

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Group Manager – Housing and Homelessness Services

£59,985 - £61,085 per annum

The Group Manager will have strategic management responsibility for all services delivered within the Housing Service. Apply for this job

Bridgend County Borough Council

Lead Compliance Surveyor WMF2227e

£56,883 - £59,198

Cumbria is a great place to live and work with excellent schools, transport links and outdoor pursuits. Apply for this job

Westmorland and Furness Council

Workstream Project Lead - Team Barrow - WMF223

£56,883 - £59,198

‘Team Barrow’ is a dynamic partnership between Westmorland & Furness Council, central Government and BAE Systems. Apply for this job

Westmorland and Furness Council

frederica-diamanta

Group Manager – Housing and Homelessness Services

£59,985 - £61,085 per annum

The Group Manager will have strategic management responsibility for all services delivered within the Housing Service. Apply for this job

Bridgend County Borough Council

Lead Compliance Surveyor WMF2227e

£56,883 - £59,198

Cumbria is a great place to live and work with excellent schools, transport links and outdoor pursuits. Apply for this job

Westmorland and Furness Council

Workstream Project Lead - Team Barrow - WMF223

£56,883 - £59,198

‘Team Barrow’ is a dynamic partnership between Westmorland & Furness Council, central Government and BAE Systems. Apply for this job

Westmorland and Furness Council