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IMPOWER INDEX
The Top 10 councils powering ahead on productivity
By Ann McGauran | 05 February 2026
Local government’s leadership may be dealing with a maelstrom of challenges, but the councils whose productivity performance has earned them a place in the IMPOWER Index Top 10 have positive storie...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
A year to remember...
By Martin Ford | 17 December 2025
A devolution priority programme combined with a wider council reorganisation that could be seen f...
MJ AWARDS
Local Authority of the Year revealed
By Martin Ford | 20 June 2025
The MJ’s Local Authority of the Year has been announced at a gala ceremony this afternoon.
MJ AWARDS
Calderdale's fruitful climate partnership
By Cllr Scott Patient | 24 February 2025
Putting the environment ‘front and centre’ along with a focus on partnership helped Calderdale MB...
MJ AWARDS
Inspiring others to think big
By Cllr Mark Hunter | 23 January 2025
Stockport MBC’s ‘One Team’ ethos helped secure the Senior Leadership Team Award at The MJ Awards ...
MJ AWARDS
Stockport's shining star
By Martin Ford | 22 January 2025
Achieving the Rising Star Award at The MJ Awards for her role in helping Stockport meet its carbo...
MJ AWARDS
Cheers all round for Oxfordshire's vision
By Karen Fuller | 11 December 2024
The Cheers M’Dears pub room’s win at The MJ Awards gave Oxfordshire CC the chance to shine a ligh...
MJ AWARDS
A Toolbox for Success
11 December 2024
Bev Morgan offers advice to local authorities keen to replicate the success of Wirral MBC’s launc...
MJ AWARDS
Reluctant chief who became a winner
By Michael Burton | 05 December 2024
Maxine O’Mahony, winner of The MJ’s Achievement Awards 2024 chief executive of the Year award, in...
MJ AWARDS
Making services fit for your family
By Heather Jameson | 23 October 2024
Bernadette Enright talks to Heather Jameson about turning Manchester City Council’s adults servic...
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Shape the Future of Essex. Drive climate action. Deliver for our communities. Apply for this job
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You will join a values-driven senior leadership team, providing visible and responsive leadership. Apply for this job
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An exciting opportunity to drive educational improvement for Children and Young People in Wakefield. Apply for this job
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