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FINANCE
Highways maintenance backlog falls to £9bn
By Dominic Browne | 20 March 2018
The estimated highways maintenance backlog has fallen by almost 23% this year to £9.3bn from £12bn.
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Sector-led improvement for critical Powys
By Hiba Mahamadi | 14 February 2018
Powys CC needs ‘significant’ support from the Welsh Government and the Welsh Local Government Ass...
SOCIAL CARE
£10m for Welsh councils to manage social care pressures
By Hiba Mahamadi | 14 February 2018
Councils in Wales will be given £10m to manage social care winter pressures, the Welsh Government...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Welsh Government moves ahead with vacant land tax
By Hiba Mahamadi | 13 February 2018
The Welsh Government has decided to move forward with proposals for a vacant land tax to encourag...
FINANCE
'Lessons learned' after overspends
By Mark Conrad | 23 January 2018
Staff at Merthyr Tydfil CBC have assured members lessons have been learned after the cost of two ...
WHITEHALL
Minister outlines Western Powerhouse plan
By Mark Conrad | 22 January 2018
Welsh secretary Alun Cairns has outlined plans for a Western Powerhouse similar to local governme...
WHITEHALL
Government urges councils to share asylum burden
By Dan Peters | 29 November 2017
The Government has urged councils to share the burden of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (U...
WELSH LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
WLGA leader lines up against ministers
By Dan Peters | 24 November 2017
The Labour leader of the Welsh Local Government Association has urged councils to ‘work together’...
ENVIRONMENT
Missing lynx
15 November 2017
With one blast of a gun, Ceredigion Council controversially ended the hunt for Lillith the escape...
WALES
Former Welsh local government minister Carl Sargeant found dead
By Chris Mahony | 07 November 2017
Former Welsh local government minister Carl Sargeant was found dead at his home today, four days ...
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Director of Law and Governance
up to £140,445 per annum
Leading with integrity. Governing with confidence. Delivering for Islington. Apply for this job
Chief Executive
c.£235,000
In April 2027, West Surrey Council will become one of England's largest new unitary authorities Apply for this job
Business Manager – Knowsley Safeguarding Children Partnership (KSCP)
£54,703 - £60,044
Knowsley Council is an award-winning Local Authority, named Local Authority of the Year in the Municipal Journal Awards 2024. Apply for this job
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