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LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
Councils allowed to delay precept rise
By Dan Peters | 30 November 2020
Local authorities will be allowed to delay big council tax increases next year ahead of elections...
WHITEHALL
Government pulls plug from counter-extremism group
By Dan Peters | 30 November 2020
The Government has withdrawn funding for a network that shares experiences and good practice in t...
WHITEHALL
Spelthorne undergoes finance peer review
By Dan Peters | 30 November 2020
A council branded reckless for excessively borrowing to buy up commercial property has undergone ...
PUBLIC HEALTH
Doubts raised over mass testing rollout
By Martin Ford | 30 November 2020
Public health officials have questioned the feasibility and effectiveness of extending mass COVID...
CLIMATE CHANGE
Survey shows public trusts councils more than Government on COVID
By Ann McGauran | 30 November 2020
The findings of a new opinion poll show the public trusts councils more than Government on the re...
BUSINESS
Tier three communities in north and Midlands 'stretched to breaking point'
By William Eichler | 30 November 2020
Tier three communities in the north and Midlands will be ‘stretched to breaking point’ once the g...
WHITEHALL
Flood funding for councils may not be enough, watchdog finds
By Martin Ford | 27 November 2020
The Government is unable to prove councils have enough funding for flood defences, a spending wat...
HUMOUR
Taking the tea
26 November 2020
Diary appreciates it’s not been easy for councillors to get to grips with the new technology invo...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
LGA chairman steps down as leader of Central Beds
By Heather Jameson | 26 November 2020
Local Government Association (LGA) chairman Cllr James Jamieson has announced he will step down a...
DEVOLUTION
Recovery plans key to levelling up
By Martin Ford | 26 November 2020
Government ambitions for levelling up depend on councils being given funds to fulfil local recove...
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- Cornwall silent on exit payments after chief executive and finance boss quit
- Rowlands set to stay on until 2028
- Local government reorganisation: A genuine pause creates the conditions for a decision
- Government told of rising complaints at Dudley after Best Value exit
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Head of Business, Markets and Town Centres
PO10 - £84,042 - £89,274
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Armed Forces Commissioner
£170,000 per annum
Premium jobThis is a unique opportunity to serve as the independent champion for Service personnel Apply for this job
- Cornwall silent on exit payments after chief executive and finance boss quit
- Rowlands set to stay on until 2028
- Local government reorganisation: A genuine pause creates the conditions for a decision
- Government told of rising complaints at Dudley after Best Value exit
- Debate on unitary council size intensifies ahead of Government review
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