ECONOMIC GROWTH

Councils at a crossroads: Local government in a post-COVID world

By Nazeya Hussain et al | 09 July 2020

Looking beyond the pandemic, Nazeya Hussain and other contributors put forward the case for a new...

SKILLS

Chancellor confirms £2bn jobs scheme for young people

By Ann McGauran | 08 July 2020

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced a £2bn ‘kickstart scheme’ for jobs to prevent an entire gene...

FINANCE

Chancellor unveils his three-part plan for jobs

By Heather Jameson | 08 July 2020

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced the next phase of his plan to ‘protect, support and retain’ ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Councils can lead post COVID-19 'inclusive' recovery

By Ann McGauran | 24 June 2020

Inclusive growth is now ‘out of grasp for the foreseeable future’, but building more inclusive ec...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Overcoming the unemployment mountain

By Dan Corry | 23 June 2020

The avalanche of unemployment that is soon to hit us needs to soar up the agenda, says Dan Corry....

CLIMATE CHANGE

Putting local communities at the heart of the green jobs revolution

By Sir Richard Leese | 11 June 2020

Councils are driving the climate change agenda locally, says Cllr Sir Richard Leese. They can be ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Five compelling reasons why HS2East must be given same priority as HS2West

By Cllr Judith Blake | 08 June 2020

It is vital that the Government’s Integrated Rail Plan for the Midlands and the North states cate...

EDUCATION

Charity launches Care academy

By Heather Jameson | 29 April 2020

Education charity, The Shaw Trust, has launched a new Care Academy in response to the national sk...

SKILLS

Helping local people gain new jobs and skills during the COVID-19 shutdown

By George Duggins | 15 April 2020

West Midlands Combined Authority has launched a COVID-19 support website to help people who want ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

COVID-19: Stockport MBC launches jobs match service inside three days

07 April 2020

Stockport’s rapid and collaborative response to the disruption caused by COVID-19 has seen an onl...

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Highways Capital Delivery Manager

£50,788 - £52,805

To be responsible for the implementation of Welsh Government’s Renewal and Upgrade programme. Apply for this job

South Wales Trunk Road Agent

Assistant Director of Waste Management and Public Space

£95,399 to £106,008

Join a values-driven council where people come first — and your potential has no limits. Apply for this job

Cumberland Council

Director of Public Health

Up to £131,210

The Public Health department is at the heart of the council’s business. Apply for this job

Royal Borough of Greenwich

frederica-diamanta

Highways Capital Delivery Manager

£50,788 - £52,805

To be responsible for the implementation of Welsh Government’s Renewal and Upgrade programme. Apply for this job

South Wales Trunk Road Agent

Assistant Director of Waste Management and Public Space

£95,399 to £106,008

Join a values-driven council where people come first — and your potential has no limits. Apply for this job

Cumberland Council

Director of Public Health

Up to £131,210

The Public Health department is at the heart of the council’s business. Apply for this job

Royal Borough of Greenwich