ENVIRONMENT

Councils with climate action plans double

By Joe Lepper | 05 June 2025

The number of councils with climate action plans in place has almost doubled over the last seven ...

SEND

SEND costs pushing capital's councils to bankruptcy

By Paul Marinko | 05 June 2025

London Councils has claimed almost half of the capital’s local authorities are at risk of bankrup...

FINANCE

EXCLUSIVE: Ministry admits disabled grant delay

By Joe Lepper | 05 June 2025

Councils will not receive their 2025-26 Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) funding until late June, ...

EQUAL PAY

EXCLUSIVE: Coventry equal pay bill could be more than £30m

By Dan Peters | 05 June 2025

Coventry City Council could face an equal pay bill of more than £30m, The MJ understands.

FINANCE

EXCLUSIVE: Reorganisation tax warning

By Dan Peters | 05 June 2025

Town and parish councils have warned ministers not to impose restrictions on their ability to rai...

FINANCE

Councils told cuts will follow

By By Martin Ford | 05 June 2025

Councils have been warned to brace for grant cuts after next week’s Spending Review despite deput...

HOUSING

Select committee's 'deep concern' over threat to housebuilding

By Martin Ford | 04 June 2025

A select committee chair has told chancellor Rachel Reeves she is ‘deeply concerned’ over possibl...

STRONGER THINGS

Stronger Things: 'Don't use reorganisation to scale up the same things'

By Ann McGauran | 04 June 2025

Local government should beware of using reorganisation solely to ‘redesign the same things on a d...

FINANCE

Thurrock Council seeks 'justice' following alleged fraud

By Izzy Lepone | 04 June 2025

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has launched an investigation into Rockfire Investment Finance fo...

DEVOLUTION

Questions over devolution boundaries

By Martin Ford | 04 June 2025

An influential Labour backbencher has questioned the Government’s approach to rolling out English...

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frederica-diamanta

Senior Lawyer (Property and Regeneration)

£52,584 - £55,620

Ready to lead complex legal work in a borough driving regeneration and growth? Apply for this job

Royal Borough of Greenwich

Assistant Head of Legal Services (Housing and Litigation)

£68,973 - £72,480

Are you an experienced Housing & Litigation Lawyer ready to lead with impact? Apply for this job

Royal Borough of Greenwich

Director of Public Health

£105,467 pa

North Tyneside has ambitious plans for the people and places across the borough. Apply for this job

North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council