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FINANCE

Councils looking to insource due to austerity - APSE report

By Martin Ford | 29 May 2019

Austerity has driven councils to insource more services, research has concluded.

WHITEHALL

IFS warns of stark choices on council finances

By Heather Jameson | 29 May 2019

Government faces a stark choice between giving councils more cash or accepting fewer services, th...

FINANCE

Councils on reserves danger list named

By Dan Peters | 28 May 2019

Eleven councils in danger of running out of reserves have been publicly named in the face of cont...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

£250bn and more devolution needed to tackle oncoming crisis

By Hiba Mahamadi | 28 May 2019

The Government needs to invest £250bn and commit to devolution if it is to tackle the jobs, housi...

INFRASTRUCTURE

White Van Man on... public inconveniences

28 May 2019

I parked the motor the other day to make a visit to a public khazi.

ELECTIONS

Trouble and strife

28 May 2019

Diary understands the life of a councillor can be a difficult one, but quitting less than a day a...

LEISURE

Poo are you kidding?

28 May 2019

Diary was zapped back to the Mesozoic era this week after coming across a council’s mischievous c...

ENVIRONMENT

Flinging v singing

28 May 2019

With all this talk of milkshake flinging, Diary is concerned that the political protest movement ...

WHITEHALL

Trafford handed improvement notice

By Martin Ford | 28 May 2019

The Government has ordered Trafford MBC to improve its inadequate children’s care within 15 months.

FINANCE

Redistribution call after imbalance findings

By Michael Burton | 28 May 2019

A think-tank has called for a redistribution of public investment from London to England’s poorer...

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Assistant Director - Legal & Governance (Deputy Monitoring Officer)

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frederica-diamanta

Assistant Director - Legal & Governance (Deputy Monitoring Officer)

£75,012-£84,358

At East Devon District Council, our guiding principles and values shape everything we do. Apply for this job

East Devon District Council

Senior Lawyer Planning and Highways - WMF2312e

£56,883 - £59,198

To be a success in our Legal Team you will have experience as a Planning and Highways Lawyer Apply for this job

Westmorland and Furness Council

Developer

£50793 - £59756 per annum

Interviews will be held W/C 27th October 2025.*Experience the best of both worlds with our flexible hybrid working arrangements. Enjoy the freedom to Apply for this job

Essex County Council