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CLG SELECT COMMITTEE

MPs launch inquiry into local government finance

By Laura Sharman | 06 March 2019

A new inquiry into local government finance will take place ahead of this year's Spending Review.

DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES

Safe as houses

06 March 2019

Cyber security is one of the biggest threats of our time, which is why Whitehall is taking it ver...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Ant-isocial behaviour

06 March 2019

Diary would like to thank the Local Government Association (LGA) for drawing ant-tention to the d...

FINANCE

4 wheel drive woman on... taxes

06 March 2019

Tarquin, where did you get that catapult? Put it away while mummy is driving, poppet, you are not...

WASTE

S**T storm in Teeside

06 March 2019

If a rose by any other name smells as sweet, should council enforcement teams adopt a similar att...

SOCIAL CARE

Council tax rises will not fix 'chronically underfunded' care system

By William Eichler | 06 March 2019

Increases in council tax will fail to fix the ‘chronically underfunded’ social care system, local...

PAY

EXCLUSIVE: Six-figure salary jobs on the rise

By Naomi Larsson | 05 March 2019

The number of council job openings with six-figure salaries has risen in recent years, research b...

WHITEHALL

£100m cost of EU elections if Brexit delayed beyond June

By Dan Peters | 05 March 2019

The UK could be landed with a £100m bill to host EU elections separately from May’s local polls i...

SOCIAL CARE

Two-thirds of councils say they have brought in or increased charges for social care

05 March 2019

Two-thirds of councils in England who responded to a freedom of information (FOI) request said th...

WHITEHALL

Whitehall pledges Brexit improvement

By Dan Peters | 05 March 2019

Civil servants have insisted they are working to improve information sharing with local authoriti...

frederica-diamanta

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Essex County Council

Head of Housing and Communities / Pennaeth Tai a Chymunedau

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Denbighshire County Council

frederica-diamanta

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

Head of Housing and Communities / Pennaeth Tai a Chymunedau

£99,947 - £102,952

At Denbighshire County Council, we’re proud of what we’ve achieved—and even more excited about what’s ahead. Apply for this job

Denbighshire County Council