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EXCLUSIVE: Second home owners paying up on council tax, leaders say
POLICY AND POLITICS

EXCLUSIVE: Second home owners paying up on council tax, leaders say

By Neil Merrick | 23 June 2026

Most second home owners who face double council tax are paying up rather than selling or converting their properties to holiday lets, according to council leaders in areas with large numbers of tou...

FINANCE

Reshaping funding in Wales

By Paul Marinko | 18 June 2026

Wales’ local government minister Siân Gwenllian has confirmed work is underway on a review of the...

POVERTY

Lessons from Swansea: A collaborative approach to addressing poverty stigma

By Amanda Hill-Dixon | 11 June 2026

Amanda Hill-Dixon sets out evidence-informed actions for councils to reduce poverty stigma throug...

FINANCE

Council tax reform: Time to take a long hard look at the Valuation Office

By Simon Kaye | 10 June 2026

Simon Kaye says the public debate should not begin with winners and losers from hypothetical new ...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Minister urges councils to hand services to residents

By Neil Merrick | 09 June 2026

Placing communities in charge of services will help cut costs and reduce the chance of council fa...

FINANCE

Fair Funding: Have rural councils in England really lost out?

By Gabriel Stewart | 26 May 2026

When it comes to spending power, exclusive Institute for Fiscal Studies’ analysis has found fundi...

FINANCE

Exclusive: Rural and urban council funding 'more or less' the same

By Ann McGauran | 26 May 2026

Funding levels will be broadly the same for urban and rural councils under the Government’s fair ...

LEGISLATION

The King's Speech fell short of delivering for local government

By Ian Miller | 22 May 2026

'Legislation to introduce a duty of candour for public servants and to remove peerages from disgr...

FINANCE

Funding the future: Local government finances, reform and resilience

By Michael Burton | 11 May 2026

Against the backdrop of mounting fiscal pressures, more exceptional financial support requests an...

POLITICS

Kent's political possibilities

By Duncan Flynn | 29 April 2026

While the sector awaits a swathe of government decisions on unitarisation, Duncan Flynn predicts ...

FINANCE

Might it be time to look at some alternatives to increasing council tax?

By Iain Murray | 17 April 2026

Iain Murray says the challenge is not the annual decision to increase council tax, but how far th...

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Transport and Major Work Manager

£54,556 to £60,085 per year Inclusive of Local Weighting Allowance of £1096

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Slough Borough Council

Service Director - Environment

£108,164 per annum

We are looking for an energetic and resilient leader to become our next Service Director of Environment here at City of Doncaster. Apply for this job

City Of Doncaster Council

Policy & Executive Office Lead

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Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

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