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WHITEHALL

Universal local services 'hardest hit' by cuts

By Mark Conrad | 25 April 2017

Local government will soon spend just half of what central government pays out for public service...

FINANCE

Pickles to stand down as MP

By Mark Conrad | 24 April 2017

Former communities secretary Sir Eric Pickles has announced he is standing down as MP for Brentwo...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Business rates retention future 'unclear'

By Mark Conrad | 24 April 2017

A think-tank has questioned whether plans for 100% business rates retention will make it back ont...

WHITEHALL

Casey to leave government after two decades

By Dan Peters | 21 April 2017

Senior civil servant Dame Louise Casey has announced she will be leaving government in the summer...

FINANCE

Scottish councils should 'target local economies'

By William Eichler | 21 April 2017

Campaigners have called on Scottish councils to spend more with small and medium-sized enterprise...

WHITEHALL

Blue sky thinking

20 April 2017

The ongoing battle over council boundaries is likely to be put on the back burner for a while aft...

FINANCE

Tight budgets mean sharing kids' services

By Sam Clayden | 20 April 2017

Sharing children’s services will be the ‘future’ as budgets continue to tighten, according to a t...

HUMOUR

Almost a shore thing

20 April 2017

Redbridge LBC, being a hundred miles or so from the nearest sea, is not exactly renowned for its ...

HUMOUR

It's more than a feline

20 April 2017

Diary had not previously heard of a morale officer before so our whiskers twitched when we heard ...

FINANCE

Sector must be honest about financial issues

By Sam Clayden | 20 April 2017

Local government must stop being so defensive of poor performance and face up to variations acros...

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Crawley Borough Council

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frederica-diamanta

Programme Manager - WMF2246e

£56,883 - £59,198

The Capital Programme team is responsible for the core delivery of the Council’s c. £80-100m/year Capital Programme Apply for this job

Westmorland and Furness Council

Head of Law and Governance and Monitoring Officer

£79,336 – £86,691 per annum

As Head of Law and Governance you join at a critical time. Apply for this job

Crawley Borough Council

Director of Finance and Procurement

£109,248 - £120,622

Gloucestershire County Council is seeking an exceptional, forward-thinking Director of Finance. Apply for this job

Gloucestershire County Council