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FINANCE
Five firms fined £33m over prepaid cards cartel
By Laura Sharman | 20 January 2022
Five firms that provided councils with prepaid cards for vulnerable people have been fined more t...
FINANCE
Wrexham faces £2.3m budget gap
By Martin Ford | 19 January 2022
Savings across most services have been outstripped by overspends in social care.
FINANCE
Lambeth development firm in £8m loss
By Martin Ford | 19 January 2022
A housebuilding firm formed by Lambeth LBC has recorded losses of more than £8m.
AUDIT
Minister 'minded' to intervene at Sandwell Council
By Laura Sharman | 19 January 2022
The Government is considering sending in commissions into Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council d...
SOCIAL CARE
Cornwall declares critical care incident
By Dan Peters | 19 January 2022
Cornwall Council has declared a critical incident in adult social care.
COMMUNICATIONS
Watch the birdie
19 January 2022
The skills required of a council communications professional are many and varied.
WASTE
Bin there, not done that
19 January 2022
Glasgow City Council has managed to get on the wrong side of stand-out stand-up Kevin Bridges by ...
FINANCE
White van man on... tax reform
19 January 2022
I’m no expert on town hall finances, nor are the suits, judging by the mess they’re in, but a tho...
PLANNING
Music to his ears
19 January 2022
While The MJ offers the very best coverage of local government news, Diary never anticipated Roll...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
Two more council partnerships scrapped
By Paul Marinko | 18 January 2022
Two more council partnerships have been scrapped, it has emerged.
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- Whitehall looking to collaborate with councils on cohesion
- Conservatives pledge ban on council four-day work weeks
- Labour Together says 'big bang' package repairs the contract between councils and residents
- EXCLUSIVE: Council tax support localisation hits poorer areas
- Councils cutting services to pay for social care, think tank warns
Joint Chief Planning Officer
£85,456 - £92,027
Across Torfaen and Blaenau Gwent in South Wales, our councils are doing something genuinely different. Apply for this job
Joint Assistant Director Commercial Investment
£93,097 - £100,255
Across Torfaen and Blaenau Gwent in South Wales, our councils are doing something genuinely different. Apply for this job
Joint Assistant Director Place
£93,097 - £100,255
Across Torfaen and Blaenau Gwent in South Wales, our councils are doing something genuinely different. Apply for this job
- Whitehall looking to collaborate with councils on cohesion
- Conservatives pledge ban on council four-day work weeks
- Labour Together says 'big bang' package repairs the contract between councils and residents
- EXCLUSIVE: Council tax support localisation hits poorer areas
- Councils cutting services to pay for social care, think tank warns
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