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REGENERATION
Rethinking long-term community investment
By Nick Kemp | 10 September 2025
As the UK Shared Prosperity Fund ends and the Growth Mission Fund and trailblazer neighbourhoods ...
REGENERATION
Regen scheme problems double cost of scheme
By Neil Merrick | 03 September 2025
Poor communication between council departments and high staff turnover have been blamed for major...
PLACE-MAKING
Engage, design, deliver: how collaboration can boost a community's prospects
By Ross Aitchison | 02 September 2025
With a collectively minded approach to engagement and design, aspirational place policies can del...
REGENERATION
Regeneration can sometimes look like decline, until it doesn't
By Andrew Carter | 13 August 2025
Many local authorities are making brave decisions on high street renewal, often with limited reso...
PLANNING
District plea over planning powers
By Neil Merrick | 13 August 2025
District councils have appealed to ministers not to leave them out of planning decisions once fre...
TRANSFORMATION
A council on a mission
By Cllr Lisa Evans | 02 July 2025
Mission-based working is transforming Stockton-on-Tees by empowering communities and driving chan...
INVESTMENT
Green Book Review: Evolution not revolution for local investment
By Simon Dancer | 19 June 2025
Treasury's latest review of the Green Book holds the line on orthodoxy but offers cautious encour...
INVESTMENT
We need to concentrate on delivery
By Cllr James Lewis | 16 June 2025
'There is a risk we spend too much time talking about shiny buildings in city centres and neglect...
PROCUREMENT
The blueprints for success of council companies
By Perry Holmes | 12 June 2025
Peter Ware and Perry Holmes look at how Medway Development Company and SCAPE are shaping the futu...
HEALTH
Finding flickers of light
By Matthew Taylor | 03 June 2025
Despite the obstacles to multi-agency working, there are green shoots in joint efforts to produce...
Director of Adult Social Care (DASS)
up to circa £114,000
An ambitious, innovative council where Adult Social Care is central to shaping the future of the borough. Apply for this job
Director of Education & Skills
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An ambitious, high-performing council where education, inclusion and skills are central to shaping the future of the borough. Apply for this job
Director of Prosperity and Investment
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An ambitious council delivering growth, regeneration and investment at scale. Apply for this job
Director of Adult Social Care (DASS)
up to circa £114,000
An ambitious, innovative council where Adult Social Care is central to shaping the future of the borough. Apply for this job
Director of Education & Skills
up to circa £114,000
An ambitious, high-performing council where education, inclusion and skills are central to shaping the future of the borough. Apply for this job
Director of Prosperity and Investment
up to circa £114,000
An ambitious council delivering growth, regeneration and investment at scale. Apply for this job
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