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ECONOMIC GROWTH

The search for the Holy Grail of growth

By Michael Burton | 19 February 2024

In an exclusive interview, Lord Heseltine, the longstanding advocate of elected mayors, tells Mic...

HOUSING

Getting the house in order

By Martin Ford | 19 February 2024

Martin Ford speaks to sector experts about what is fuelling the risks of Housing Revenue Accounts...

MJ AWARDS

Hitting the right notes

By Paul Marinko | 13 February 2024

Kate Kennally deployed a musical metaphor on receiving the Chief Executive of the Year prize at T...

FINANCE

A hike too far?

By Ann McGauran | 11 February 2024

The Government has allowed some authorities to hike council tax while refusing Somerset Council’s...

WHITEHALL

Tackling homelessness

By Paul Marinko | 05 February 2024

Homelessness is piling pressure on squeezed council budgets. The MJ and the National Audit Office...

HOUSING

Weighing up the ALMO conundrum

By Paul Marinko | 05 February 2024

As quick as councils decide to ditch the ALMO housing model, fans of the concept fight back. Paul...

RECRUITMENT

Staff shocks

By Simon Edwards | 02 February 2024

A new report from the County Councils' Network and PwC lays out some solutions to a complex secto...

WHITEHALL

Pooling together

By Jessica Studdert | 29 January 2024

As New Local launches a paper proposing place-based pooled budgets across public services, Jessic...

FINANCE

Lyons: Where are we now?

By Michael Burton | 23 January 2024

The Lyons review of local government was published 17 years ago. If the inquiry recommendations h...

EDUCATION

Dream big, start small

By Ann McGauran | 22 January 2024

Ann McGauran reports on the Local Government AI Summit, which was aimed at providing the sector w...

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Development Management Service Manager - WMF2347e

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Director of Children's Services

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North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council

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Suffolk County Council

frederica-diamanta

Development Management Service Manager - WMF2347e

£65,873 - £68,775

The Development Management service plays a vital role in shaping the built environment. Apply for this job

Westmorland and Furness Council

Director of Children's Services

£123,550 pa

We are looking for a visionary and values-driven Director of Children's Services Apply for this job

North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council

Assistant Director for Corporate Parenting

£88,225 - £105,726 per annum

This is a time of exciting and positive change in Suffolk. Apply for this job

Suffolk County Council