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Building smaller, smarter councils through community power
FINANCE

Building smaller, smarter councils through community power

By Rob Powell | 07 September 2026

Rob Powell looks at how reorganisation can strengthen community-focused services while protecting financial resilience.

HOUSING

Calls to ease borrowing restrictions in wake of homes buying blitz

By By Paul Marinko | 03 September 2026

Councils are demanding the Government ease borrowing restrictions to help them confront the natio...

FUNDING

Wandsworth uses Communities Act to fight funding cuts

By Martin Ford | 02 September 2026

Wandsworth LBC is to use legislation introduced almost 20 years ago in an attempt to fend off gov...

HOUSING

Another multi-million pound loss for Cambridgeshire CC-owned company

By Neil Merrick | 28 August 2026

A council-owned development company that borrowed £120m from its parent local authority has poste...

FINANCE

The hidden value in supplier payment data

By Linda Weston | 27 August 2026

Linda Weston explains how Lloyds’ supplier payment data analysis tool Optima, can improve decisio...

DEVOLUTION

Backing good growth locally

By Matt Smith | 25 August 2026

Devolution brings some risk, but also massive opportunity, says Matt Smith.

HOUSING

Government announces £10bn to kickstart council housebuilding drive

By William Eichler | 25 August 2026

Local authority leaders have welcomed the first wave of funding from the Government's £39bn Socia...

FINANCE

Welsh funding reforms to begin 2028 at the earliest

By Martin Ford | 21 August 2026

Welsh council funding reforms will be introduced in 2028 at the earliest, ministers have said.

FINANCE

Cumberland using EFS to fund redundancies

By William Eichler | 21 August 2026

Cumberland Council is using £11.83m of rescheduled exceptional financial support (EFS) to fund a ...

WELFARE

Questions over link between welfare and rent increases

By Martin Ford | 17 August 2026

Unfreezing housing benefits would not drive increasing rents, according to newly-published analys...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Council tax harmonisation warning

By Dan Peters | 13 August 2026

Local authorities heading towards reorganisation face a lose-lose scenario on how to harmonise va...

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frederica-diamanta

Chief Executive

Competitive

Camden Learning is a pioneering schools-led partnership bringing together 57 schools. Apply for this job

Camden Learning

Planning Manager (Development Management)

£49,817 to £53,051 per annum

You should be a member of the RTPI with an excellent knowledge and experience of planning and development control. Apply for this job

Hyndburn Borough Council

Service Manager, Children in Care

£60,532 - £63,895 per annum

This is a pivotal role, created to provide dedicated leadership and advocacy for children in care Apply for this job

Gloucestershire County Council

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