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FINANCE

Making council accounts user-friendly has cost

By MJ Correspondent | 18 March 2014

Criticism of ‘long and impenetrable’ local authority accounts has sparked a debate in the sector.

FINANCE

Councils must choose between devolution and redistribution

By MJ Correspondent | 18 March 2014

Councils wanting fiscal devolution must turn their back on the system of redistribution, the Birm...

FINANCE

Plans unveiled for major investment fund for Sheffield

By Jamie Hailstone | 18 March 2014

Sheffield City Council has launched plans for an investment fund to kick start its new retail qua...

FINANCE

Council progress 'slow' on social value

By Jamie Hailstone | 18 March 2014

A report on procurement could help ‘nudge’ some councils to take advantage of the Social Value Ac...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Barrow plant cash injection praised by Cumbria leader

By Jamie Hailstone | 18 March 2014

The leader of Cumbria CC has welcomed a decision by BAE Systems to invest £300m in its submarine ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

LGA warns of youth unemployment timebomb

By Jamie Hailstone | 18 March 2014

Town hall chiefs have warned a third of all young people will be out of work or ‘underemployed’ b...

FINANCE

County chiefs hail £250m school funding boost

By Jonathan Werran | 17 March 2014

County Councils Network praises Department for Education's £350m extra cash from 2015/16 to redre...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

LGA has concerns over Ebbsfleet garden city plans

By Jamie Hailstone | 17 March 2014

The Local Government Association (LGA) has sounded a cautionary note over plans to build a new ga...

FINANCE

Report finds council blame culture fears

By MJ Correspondent | 14 March 2014

Almost one in three senior council officers and members have fears about the blame culture in the...

FINANCE

COSLA boosted by minister's pledge

By Michael Burton | 14 March 2014

Scotland’s local government minister has given his backing to a single local authority association.

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frederica-diamanta

Service Director – Economy, Regeneration and Assets

Up to £126,884

Cornwall is blessed with world-class natural beauty matched by leading edge innovation and limitless ambition. Apply for this job

Cornwall Council

Strategic Director – Together for Families (DCS)

up to £171,760

Cornwall is blessed with world-class natural beauty matched by leading edge innovation and limitless ambition. Apply for this job

Cornwall Council

Assistant Chief Executive Officer - Legal, Governance & Democratic Services

£103,150 - £112,589 (Director Band 1-3)

We seek an outstanding, legally qualified leader to join our Corporate Leadership Team Apply for this job

East Riding of Yorkshire Council

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