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OMBUDSMAN

New guidance to help councils scrutinise services for children in care

By Laura Sharman | 10 December 2020

Councils have been urged to review their services for looked after children after a report highli...

REORGANISATION

Deadline day for reorganisation

By Martin Ford | 09 December 2020

Councils in Cumbria, North Yorkshire and Somerset face a nervous wait as the deadline passes for ...

LEGAL

Council drops COVID tier three legal challenge

By Martin Ford | 09 December 2020

Stratford-on-Avon DC said new information had come to light following a response from the Governm...

FINANCE

Leeds sets out budget as finances teeter

By Heather Jameson | 09 December 2020

Leeds City Council has set out plans to address its increasingly perilous budget situation during...

WHITEHALL

Minister cools on national infrastructure levy

By Martin Ford | 09 December 2020

Government proposals for a national infrastructure levy may be dropped, a minister has suggested.

DEVOLUTION

Cross-party leaders call to halt the break up of the union

By Heather Jameson | 09 December 2020

A cross-party group of council leaders and mayors has written to the Prime Minister calling for a...

PUBLIC HEALTH

Public health cuts biggest in North East

By Laura Sharman | 09 December 2020

The Midlands and the North have suffered the biggest public health cuts in England, new analysis ...

PUBLIC HEALTH

A Healthy admiration

08 December 2020

Everyone loves a director of public health. We may have had the nation outside their homes of a T...

PUBLIC HEALTH

White van man on... vaccination

08 December 2020

Watch out for the invasion of the zimmer frames. While the rest of us are bottled up indoors unab...

COUNCILLORS

Elf on the toy shelf

08 December 2020

It’s December – it would be remiss of Diary not to pick out its favourite yule-themed stories of ...

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Parish Clerk and Proper Officer of the Council

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Executive Director of Neighbourhood Services

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Cherwell District Council

frederica-diamanta

Parish Clerk and Proper Officer of the Council

£46,731-£50,788 as of 2024/25 plus public sector pension and benefits

Make a Real Difference in Local Governance Apply for this job

Chigwell Parish Council

Head of Biodiversity and Climate Resilience

£68,930 - £73,320.50

This is a high-impact leadership role focused on delivering Cherwell's Climate Action Plan Apply for this job

Cherwell District Council

Executive Director of Neighbourhood Services

£113,435.50 - £125,379 / Grade

This is more than a leadership role - it's an opportunity to leave a lasting legacy Apply for this job

Cherwell District Council