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HEALTH

Councils win legal battle with health boards

By Laura Sharman | 03 August 2017

Health boards in Wales ‘misinterpreted’ the law over who is responsible for paying for nurses to ...

WHITEHALL

Council apologises for pollution figures tampering

By Jamie Hailstone | 02 August 2017

Cheshire East Council has apologised after admitting its air quality figures were deliberately ta...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT OMBUDSMAN

Local government complaints increase

By Laura Sharman | 02 August 2017

The number of complaints about councils that have been investigated and upheld by the Local Gover...

HUMOUR

A real sponger

02 August 2017

Diary has often sat hungover in its pants on the sofa.

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Simply ravin'

02 August 2017

You know it’s the summer silly season when the annual surge in ‘loony council’ stories hit the ta...

HUMOUR

4 wheel drive woman on . . . the school holidays

02 August 2017

Tarquin, no. I will not take you to a theme park for every single day of the school holidays – it...

HUMOUR

Birds of a feather

02 August 2017

Speaking of holiday season, Diary noticed a scorcher of a story about an unusual tourist this week.

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Standalone firm planned for Reading kids' services

By Sam Clayden | 02 August 2017

Fresh calls for an ‘independent evaluation’ of children’s services models have been made after Re...

BUSINESS

Regulation needs an approach with 'bite'

By Sam Clayden | 02 August 2017

Mark Rogers has called on local government to ‘put improvement before being friends’ amid fears t...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Derbyshire chief is axed to save money

By Dan Peters | 02 August 2017

Derbyshire CC has axed the chief executive role and will reduce the size of its top management te...

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frederica-diamanta

Strategic Director – Place-Based Services

£Competitive

Stevenage is a town with bold ambitions. Apply for this job

Stevenage Borough Council

Executive Director of Adult Care Services

£158,000

This is an exciting time to be joining Hertfordshire County Council. Apply for this job

Hertfordshire County Council

Assistant Director - People & Change

Up to £91,625 + generous pension

Cambridge is a city of global reputation and local pride – a place of ideas, innovation and inclusion. Apply for this job

Cambridgeshire County Council