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FINANCE

Northamptonshire budget process a 'rollercoaster'

By Martin Ford | 07 February 2019

The chief executive of Northamptonshire CC said the council’s budget was prepared with the speed ...

UNIONS

Union seeks injunction against Birmingham in long-running bin dispute

By Laura Sharman | 07 February 2019

Unite is taking high court legal action against Birmingham City Council for operating refuse vehi...

SCOTLAND

Glasgow councillors back £500m payout to end dispute

By Martin Ford | 07 February 2019

Glasgow’s leader has declared its long-running equal pay dispute over today as a £500m compensati...

FINANCE

Northamptonshire planning 4.99% tax hike

07 February 2019

Northamptonshire CC has announced a 4.99% tax increase as part of next year’s budget.

WHITEHALL

Local government director general to leave ministry

By Martin Ford | 07 February 2019

The director general of local government Dr Jo Farrar is to leave the ministry later this year, i...

FINANCE

'Social care providers will fail' until Green Paper is published

By Martin Ford | 06 February 2019

Delays to the social care Green Paper are putting providers at risk of collapse, it has been clai...

EUROPEAN UNION

This is news to us

06 February 2019

Diary has been speaking to a lot of councils about Brexit recently and it turns out they’re all r...

HIGHWAYS

Getting out of a pot-hole

06 February 2019

Chancellor Philip Hammond recently sought to bring a populist flourish to his Budget by splurging...

BUSINESS RATES

White Van Man on... business rates

06 February 2019

So there goes HMV and all them other stores that can’t scrape a living anymore on the high street.

MAYORS

Enfield of dreams

06 February 2019

Mayors are generally known for cutting ribbons, kissing babies and shaking dignitaries’ hands.

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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

SEND Improvement Service Manager

£69,037.00, Grade 15

This is a broad and high-impact role spanning several key statutory and strategic services across education and inclusion. Apply for this job

Wakefield Council