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WHITEHALL

'No council tax to fix social care gap'

By Jamie Hailstone | 14 February 2017

The Welsh Government has ruled out using council tax to help plug the devolved nation’s social ca...

WHITEHALL

Kent districts urged to drop unitary aims

By Jamie Hailstone | 14 February 2017

Kent CC’s leader has called on the four districts contemplating a merger to distance themselves f...

FINANCE

Councils loan £17.5m to waste partnership

By Jamie Hailstone | 14 February 2017

Five district councils in Somerset have agreed to loan their waste partnership a total of £17.5m ...

HUMOUR

Byrne after reading

14 February 2017

One could be forgiven for thinking that there is no filter between Donald Trump’s brain and his t...

FINANCE

White Van Man on . . . tax

14 February 2017

Apparently tax is higher than it’s been since the 1970s when we were milked by Labour.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Hodge denies pilot deal to drop tax referendum

By Sam Clayden | 14 February 2017

Surrey CC leader David Hodge has batted away claims his authority was offered a business rates pi...

FINANCE

The slice is right

14 February 2017

As council leaders prepare to make some tough choices regarding next year’s budget, Eastbourne BC...

WHITEHALL

Nikileaks spills the beans

14 February 2017

Sometimes things happen in politics that are so absurd they don’t seem believable enough for fict...

FINANCE

Reading's finance plans 'fragile'

By Dan Peters | 14 February 2017

Reading Council’s financial position has been described as fragile with ‘some very significant ri...

FINANCE

Councils dig into reserves to put off hard decisions

By Dan Peters | 14 February 2017

Almost two out of three key finance decision-makers plan to dip into their reserves this year, re...

frederica-diamanta

Director of People

£108,697 - £117,998

As a leader at Lancashire County Council, you’ll join an authority with real scale, courageous ambition and deep pride in place. Apply for this job

Lancashire County Council

Director of Strategy and Transformation

£108,697 - £117,998

As a leader at Lancashire County Council, you’ll join an authority with real scale, courageous ambition and deep pride in place. Apply for this job

Lancashire County Council

Highway Design and Construction Manager

Grade N, scp50 £62,443 to scp53 £65,663 per annum, plus essential car user allowance

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Bolton Council

frederica-diamanta

Director of People

£108,697 - £117,998

As a leader at Lancashire County Council, you’ll join an authority with real scale, courageous ambition and deep pride in place. Apply for this job

Lancashire County Council

Director of Strategy and Transformation

£108,697 - £117,998

As a leader at Lancashire County Council, you’ll join an authority with real scale, courageous ambition and deep pride in place. Apply for this job

Lancashire County Council

Highway Design and Construction Manager

Grade N, scp50 £62,443 to scp53 £65,663 per annum, plus essential car user allowance

We embrace AI to enhance our operations and to innovate our services. Apply for this job

Bolton Council