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REORGANISATION

Lewes leader vows to fight Brighton takeover plan

By Dan Peters | 11 July 2025

Lewes DC’s leader has vowed to fight a Brighton & Hove City Council proposal to take over parts of her district under reorganisation plans.

RIGHT TO BUY

Pennycook confirms fresh Right to Buy restrictions

By Emily Twinch | 04 July 2025

Tenants of newly built social homes will not be able to buy their homes through Right to Buy (RtB...

LGA CONFERENCE

Proud to serve the sector

By Louise Gittins | 03 July 2025

Writing in LGA Conference week, newly re-elected chair Cllr Louise Gittins reflects on the Govern...

Rayner announces plan to build 180,000 new social homes

By William Eichler | 02 July 2025

The Government has announced plans to build 180,000 new social homes by 2035 as part of the effor...

MHCLG

Government set to reveal targets for performance

By Heather Jameson | 02 July 2025

Plans for a fresh regime of local government targets are expected to be announced by deputy prime...

REORGANISATION

Navigating place-based decarbonisation

By Paul Marinko | 02 July 2025

In a rapidly changing world and a sector consumed with financial pressures and local government r...

LEGISLATION

EXCLUSIVE: Government turns to councils for extra building inspector capacity

By Emily Twinch | 30 June 2025

The Government has turned to councils for extra building inspector capacity as high-rise housing ...

PUBLIC SERVICE REFORM

The power of the dream

By Jon Rouse | 27 June 2025

Jon Rouse says that rather than being a bureaucratic exercise, reorganisation is about complete r...

HOUSING

The council won't be cowed by scaremongering

By Sheila Oxtoby | 27 June 2025

Great Yarmouth BC is focused on proposals for a new selective licensing scheme to tackle sub stan...

LEADERSHIP

Reaching for the radical

By Heather Jameson | 19 June 2025

Bristol is the only large unitary with a Green-led administration. Heather Jameson talks to its l...

FINANCE

Section 151 officers must be able to forecast with greater confidence

By Tracy Bingham | 19 June 2025

The sector knew not to expect full detail in the Spending Review but the absence of any further i...

Strategic Director, Finance and Resources (S.151 Officer)

£110,799 - £120,706

Blackburn with Darwen is a distinctive, welcoming and vibrant borough with a strong identity and a genuine buzz about the place. Apply for this job

Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council

Principal Lawyer (Adult Social Care)

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West Northamptonshire Council

Fire Safety Surveyor

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