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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.
FINANCE
Outsourcing giant Interserve strikes rescue deal
By Martin Ford | 06 February 2019
Outsourcing specialist Interserve has agreed a deal with its lenders.
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Nottingham is a bold, vibrant, and exciting Core City at the heart of the UK, alive with potential and ambition. Apply for this job
Head of Early Years and Early Help
£90,126 - £98,319
Merton is an Ofsted rated ‘Outstanding’ authority—yet it is our ambition, our humility, and our drive to keep learning that truly define us. Apply for this job
Strategic Director of Finance Operations
£117,061 - £129,288
Nottingham is a bold, vibrant, and exciting Core City at the heart of the UK, alive with potential and ambition. Apply for this job
Strategic Director of Finance Strategy
£117,061 - £129,288
Nottingham is a bold, vibrant, and exciting Core City at the heart of the UK, alive with potential and ambition. Apply for this job
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