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CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Early intervention: What good looks like

By Tom McBride | 04 October 2017

Evaluating service transformation to boost early intervention is complex. Tom McBride says the Ea...

TRANSFORMATION

Reorganisation hopefuls should focus on place over structure

By Jonathan House | 04 October 2017

Delays to announcements about the future of local government reorganisation have left councils fr...

PLANNING

Housing is a national priority - don't discourage districts

By Cllr John Fuller | 04 October 2017

Cllr John Fuller makes an impassioned plea to the Government not to reduce the new homes bonus, w...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Gavin Jones: We must become learning organisations

By Martin Gavin | 04 October 2017

Kicking off a series of articles, Gavin Jones argues the increasingly complex world challenges th...

DEVOLUTION

Combined authorities: signs of success?

By Kevin Gibbs | 03 October 2017

Martin Ellender and Kevin Gibbs believe combined authorities have the potential to transform plac...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Martin Reeves: What I learned from my time as a twin hatter

By Martin Reeves | 03 October 2017

Reflecting on his time leading the West Midlands Combined Authority, Martin Reeves reveals what h...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Give councils powers to tackle skills gaps post-Brexit

By Cllr Nicolas Heslop | 02 October 2017

South East England Councils makes the call for local government to have a direct role in skills d...

FINANCE

Childhood abuse reforms could see Scottish councils face an insurance black hole

By Pamela Stevenson | 27 September 2017

Despite council support for a Bill that will allow childhood abuse survivors to sue for historic ...

FINANCE

Pleading poverty in the run-up to the Budget

By Heather Jameson | 27 September 2017

As councils put forward their cases for funding ahead of the Budget, Heather Jameson argues the s...

FINANCE

Government has to recognise the extraordinary challenges councils face

By John O’Brien | 27 September 2017

John O'Brien looks ahead to the Autumn Budget, warning the pressures feel extraordinary.

frederica-diamanta

Borough Solicitor (Monitoring Officer)

£95,429 - £107,172

Bolton is a town with a proud history and a bright future. Apply for this job

Bolton Council

Economic Regeneration Lead

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West Oxfordshire District Council is looking for an Economic Regeneration Lead to be the Council’s strategic lead Apply for this job

West Oxfordshire District Council

Business Manager – Libraries, Museums and Archives

Band J SCP 48-51 (£60,194- £63,832 per annum)

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council’s Property and Assets service is looking to employ a permanent Business Manager. Apply for this job

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

frederica-diamanta

Borough Solicitor (Monitoring Officer)

£95,429 - £107,172

Bolton is a town with a proud history and a bright future. Apply for this job

Bolton Council

Economic Regeneration Lead

£60,000 - £62,000 per annum

West Oxfordshire District Council is looking for an Economic Regeneration Lead to be the Council’s strategic lead Apply for this job

West Oxfordshire District Council

Business Manager – Libraries, Museums and Archives

Band J SCP 48-51 (£60,194- £63,832 per annum)

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council’s Property and Assets service is looking to employ a permanent Business Manager. Apply for this job

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council