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Community restoration
COHESION

Community restoration

By Dan Peters | 28 October 2025

After last year’s horrific terror attack in Southport, Sefton Council has been working tirelessly to rebuild trust and unity across the borough. Chief executive Phil Porter speaks to Dan Peters abo...

SKILLS

Closing the skills gap

By Greg Clark | 28 October 2025

Greg Clark ponders if post-16 reforms will finally pull the UK out of its productivity slump?

INCLUSIVE GROWTH

Balancing UK industrial strategy with Local Growth Plans

By Paige Portal | 27 October 2025

Paige Portal looks at whether local government can balance the Industrial Strategy’s national pri...

MAYORS

Should UK mayors learn from Mamdani?

By By Zoë Billingham | 24 October 2025

Zohran Mamdani leads NYC mayoral polls with bold cost of living policies, including rent control,...

POLICY AND POLITICS

McMahon backs co-operatives for growth

By Paul Marinko | 22 October 2025

Former devolution minister Jim McMahon has urged the Government to go much further to support co-...

INVESTMENT

Riding the investment wave

By Joe Fyans | 22 October 2025

Joe Fyans explores how councils can seize investment opportunities and manage risks as they tap i...

INVESTMENT

SOLACE: Investment key to financial resilience

By Martin Ford | 17 October 2025

The case was made for achieving financial resilience through investment and regeneration at the S...

FINANCE

Predictions of low take up for retention pooling scheme

By Joe Lepper | 16 October 2025

Take up of a government invitation to councils to join the business rates retention pooling schem...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Talking opportunities

By Dr Helen Paterson | 13 October 2025

Dr Helen Paterson believes that while the sector faces real challenges, it must still make space ...

HOUSING

Housing and growth creation is everyone's issue

By Heather Jameson | 08 October 2025

Building a new town – or an urban extension – and tackling the housing and productivity problems...

HOUSING

Time to step up the pace

By Heather Jameson | 08 October 2025

Heather Jameson canvasses sector experts’ views on the New Towns Taskforce report, and finds a hi...

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frederica-diamanta

EDT Adults & Social Work Manager

£57072 - £58072 per annum

Take charge of a fast-moving, high-impact service and lead by example.Take charge of a fast-moving, high-impact service and lead by example.As a Socia Apply for this job

The Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea Council

EDT Service Manager

£57072 - £58072 per annum

Take charge of a fast-moving, high-impact service and lead by example.Take charge of a fast-moving, high-impact service and lead by example.As a Socia Apply for this job

The Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea Council

Head of Information Governance

Up to £57,839 (market supplement can be considered)

East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA) is the first mayoral combined county authority in the country. Apply for this job

East Midlands Combined County Authority