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COUNCILLORS

A new chapter for some

24 February 2021

The leader of Medway Council has been showing us how lockdown should be done by writing a novel.

COUNCILLORS

A Blur of a council career

24 February 2021

Blur drummer and Britpop icon Dave Rowntree’s second career as a Norfolk CC Labour councillor is ...

FINANCE

Index reveals funding woes

By Heather Jameson | 24 February 2021

Most councils allowed to use capital cash to prop up their finances faced problems before the imp...

DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES

Delay in asking councils to track shielding people

By Martin Ford | 23 February 2021

The Government failed to ask councils for help contacting vulnerable shielding people for weeks a...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Levelling Up Fund to feature rapid bid process

By Dan Peters | 23 February 2021

The £4bn cross-departmental Levelling Up Fund will feature a rapid bid process, with all projects...

WHITEHALL

LGA code of conduct 'unlikely to gain traction'

By Dan Peters | 23 February 2021

The Local Government Association’s model code of conduct is ‘unlikely to gain any traction across...

BUSINESS

Fears of extra burdens from procurement proposals

By Martin Ford | 23 February 2021

New procurement rules could pile extra burdens onto councils, the Local Government Association (L...

FINANCE

Minister claims councils' financial issues due to investments

By Martin Ford | 23 February 2021

Commercial investments rather than a lack of central funding is at the root of councils’ financia...

ENVIRONMENT

Council pension funds invest nearly £10bn in fossil fuels

By Laura Sharman | 23 February 2021

Nearly £10bn of local government pension funds are still invested in fossil fuels, new research h...

CLIMATE CHANGE

Warwick to overhaul climate change plans

By Martin Ford | 22 February 2021

Warwick DC is to redraw its plans to tackle climate change after abandoning a green tax referendum.

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Assistant Director Housing

£111,533 to £119,774 plus relocation support

Housing is one of the most high profile and closely scrutinised areas in local government Apply for this job

North Yorkshire Council

Partnership and Improvement Manager SEND WMF2888e

£51,356 to £52,413

Are you passionate about improving outcomes for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)? Apply for this job

Westmorland and Furness Council

Senior Building Surveyor

PO6 - £54,267 to £57,402

The Royal Borough of Greenwich Repairs and Investment Section is looking for a strong and highly motivated Senior Building Surveyor Apply for this job

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frederica-diamanta

Assistant Director Housing

£111,533 to £119,774 plus relocation support

Housing is one of the most high profile and closely scrutinised areas in local government Apply for this job

North Yorkshire Council

Partnership and Improvement Manager SEND WMF2888e

£51,356 to £52,413

Are you passionate about improving outcomes for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)? Apply for this job

Westmorland and Furness Council

Senior Building Surveyor

PO6 - £54,267 to £57,402

The Royal Borough of Greenwich Repairs and Investment Section is looking for a strong and highly motivated Senior Building Surveyor Apply for this job

Royal Borough of Greenwich

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