BUSINESS

Housing firms sign £20m deal

By Jamie Hailstone | 21 October 2014

Social housing specialists, Mears, has bought lettings agency Omega Group for £20m.

BUSINESS

Company wanted to manage Sherwood Forest centre

By Jamie Hailstone | 21 October 2014

Nottinghamshire CC has announced it is looking for a partner to manage its new Robin Hood visitor...

BUSINESS

LDL moves back to local authority ownership

By Jamie Hailstone | 21 October 2014

Liverpool City Council’s controversial partnership with BT – Liverpool Direct (LDL) – looks set t...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

No buyer found to save airport from closure

By Jamie Hailstone | 14 October 2014

Local authorities are planning to extend the Lancashire Enterprise Zone to cover Blackpool Intern...

INNOVATION

Bespoke internet service for social housing tenants

By Jamie Hailstone | 14 October 2014

BT Business has launched a new shared internet service for housing associations to help improve t...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Council's deal to sell off ACL brings Wasps to Coventry

By Jamie Hailstone | 14 October 2014

Coventry City Council has agreed to sell its share in the company that runs the Ricoh Arena to th...

BUSINESS

private sector view

14 October 2014

As we start to see a resurgence of activity across the private sector in mergers and acquisitions...

PLANNING

Time to reclaim local government

By Ines Newman | 30 June 2014

Ines Newman says it's time to start asking the political and ethical questions that can inspire t...

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Director of Public Health

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The Public Health department is at the heart of the council’s business. Apply for this job

Royal Borough of Greenwich

Head of Regeneration and Growth

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This is a unique opportunity to lead our award-winning development team and directly deliver hundreds of millions of pounds of projects. Apply for this job

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