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BUSINESS
Northants crisis could halt Oxfordshire reorganisation
By Mark Conrad | 04 April 2018
Plans to reorganise local government in Oxfordshire may be stymied by communities secretary Sajid...
FINANCE
Council forced to exhaust reserves
By Mark Conrad | 03 April 2018
Troubled Northamptonshire CC has taken a ‘last resort’ decision to exhaust its entire reserves as...
AUDIT
The Audit Commission needed its wings clipped but abolition was not the answer
By Andy Sawford | 28 March 2018
Northamptonshire CC’s woes have been fuelled by a real-time experiment that failed, writes Andy S...
FINANCE
Caller calls for council commissioners and carve-up
By Dan Peters | 15 March 2018
The inspector appointed by the Government to review Northamptonshire CC’s governance has suggeste...
BUSINESS
KPMG prepares to step back from local government audit
By Dan Peters | 02 March 2018
KPMG is preparing to step back from its local government audit work after failing to win any of t...
WHITEHALL
Council scraps chief's role as part of transformation
By Dan Peters | 02 March 2018
Shepway DC is scrapping the role of chief executive as part of a transformation project that aims...
FINANCE
Tories oust leader as Northants signs off budget
By Mark Conrad | 28 February 2018
Northamptonshire CC today signed off its redrafted budget – but the council’s leader has been ous...
WHITEHALL
Senior Northamptonshire councillors approve deeper cuts
By Mark Conrad | 27 February 2018
Northamptonshire CC’s dire financial position deteriorated further this week, with senior council...
FINANCE
Gwynne calls for commissioners to take over Northamptonshire CC
By Dan Peters | 23 February 2018
Shadow local government secretary Andrew Gwynne has urged his political rival Sajid Javid to send...
WHITEHALL
'Shambolic' Government loses third air pollution case
By Chris Ames | 21 February 2018
A senior MP has described the Government’s attempts to tackle illegal levels of air pollution as ...
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Director of Education and Inclusion
£120,901
Premium jobAs we move into a new era built on the strengths and ambition of our borough, we are seeking an outstanding Director of Education... Apply for this job
Engineering Team Manager (Network Co-ordination)
£53,460 - £56,732 per annum
Premium jobWe are looking for an enthusiastic and highly driven candidate to join our Highways Asset Management team at Calderdale Council. Apply for this job
Joint Chief Planning Officer
£85,456 - £92,027
Across Torfaen and Blaenau Gwent in South Wales, our councils are doing something genuinely different. Apply for this job
- Whitehall looking to collaborate with councils on cohesion
- Conservatives pledge ban on council four-day work weeks
- From market town to modern destination: Barnsley's bold rebirth
- Councils cutting services to pay for social care, think tank warns
- Labour Together says 'big bang' package repairs the contract between councils and residents
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