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PLANNING
Labour will need to back up strategic planning 'with teeth'
By Emily Twinch | 25 June 2024
Labour’s proposed push for a return to strategic planning will need to be ‘backed up with teeth’,...
FINANCE
Council plea for landfill ban funding
By Martin Ford | 25 June 2024
The Scottish Government has been asked for funding to implement a looming ban on sending biodegra...
COUNCILLORS
CIPFA calls for governance overhaul
By Martin Ford | 25 June 2024
A ‘transformative overhaul of governance’ has been called for by the Chartered Institute of Publi...
CHIEF EXECUTIVES
Stockport appoints chief executive
By Martin Ford | 24 June 2024
Michael Cullen has been named chief executive of Stockport MBC.
CHIEF EXECUTIVES
Manchester legend Sir Howard Bernstein dies
By Heather Jameson | 22 June 2024
Former chief executive of Manchester City Council, Sir Howard Bernstein, has died, aged 71.
MJ AWARDS
Knowsley named Local Authority of the Year
By Michael Burton | 21 June 2024
Knowsley MBC has been named Local Authority of the Year in The MJ’s coveted annual awards.
WHITEHALL
Service cuts likely, think-tank warns
By Ellie Ames | 21 June 2024
Councils could be forced to cut back service provision if cost and demand pressures continue to g...
HEALTH
Labour plan to reduce delayed discharges
By Paul Marinko | 20 June 2024
Labour is reportedly planning to buy thousands of beds in care homes in an effort to reduce the p...
HIGHWAYS
Lib Dem £300m pothole pledge 'won't scratch the surface'
By William Eichler | 20 June 2024
The Lib Dems have committed to spending £300m over the next Parliament to fill 1.2 million pothol...
WALES
5m unregistered to vote after deadline
By Dan Peters | 19 June 2024
Some 5.1m people remain unregistered to vote despite a surge of 632,863 applications reducing the...
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- EXCLUSIVE: Councillor behaviour takes toll on chiefs, survey finds
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- EXCLUSIVE: Government reorganisation plan 'on track' despite Starmer resignation, McGovern insists
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Director of Legal and Governance
£109,000
The new Cumbria Combined Authority has been established to unlock that potential. Apply for this job
Executive Director of Finance
£131,000
The new Cumbria Combined Authority has been established to unlock that potential. Apply for this job
Associate Director for Financial Management (Deputy Section 151 Officer)
£108,015 - £118,000 pa
Operational leadership that turns strategy into reality. Apply for this job
- EXCLUSIVE: Councillor behaviour takes toll on chiefs, survey finds
- Basildon chief hits out at member behaviour
- Hampshire and Portsmouth to challenge local government reorganisation
- EXCLUSIVE: Government reorganisation plan 'on track' despite Starmer resignation, McGovern insists
- The MJ crowns Local Authority of the Year
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