CLIMATE CHANGE

The public want to see clear improvements across neighbourhood services

By Paul O'Brien | 05 December 2019

Paul O'Brien says the public will be fairly unforgiving if, having raised their expectations on p...

WHITEHALL

Council spending powers to be restored to 2010 levels under Labour

By Dan Peters | 21 November 2019

Labour would ‘reverse the Tory decade of austerity for local government’ and aim to restore counc...

WHITEHALL

Sheffield blames austerity for planning proposals

By Dan Peters | 20 November 2019

Sheffield City Council has blamed austerity for proposals to cut the number of officers in its pl...

FINANCE

CIPFA in further property investment crackdown

By Dan Peters | 15 November 2019

The prudential code has been further clarified to ‘ensure that responsible decisions are made wit...

HEALTH

Spending promises ignore the state's changing nature

By Michael Burton | 06 November 2019

Michael Burton asks how much of the 'largesse, if any' of both of the main parties' election spen...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Does our place-shaping role risk being imperilled?

By Anonymous | 04 November 2019

An anonymous writer ponders the incongruity between what the centre expects from local government...

FINANCE

The thoroughly modern approach to public finance

By Geoff Mulgan | 29 October 2019

Geoff Mulgan says the public sector needs innovation and experimentation in money every bit as mu...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Wigan's next chapter

By Alison McKenzie-Folan | 23 October 2019

The success of Wigan MBC’s 2013 Deal has prompted the council go one step further with Deal 2030....

HUMAN RESOURCES

Victims in the line of fire

By Martin Ford | 23 October 2019

Local government monitoring officers are increasingly being caught in power struggles between sen...

WHITEHALL

Solace Summit: President in collaboration call

By Martin Ford | 16 October 2019

A call for collaboration has been made in a speech to the Solace Summit by president Martin Swales.

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Legal Services Manager & Deputy Monitoring Officer

£52,381 - £54,523 per annum (pay award pending)

Mansfield District Council is offering an exciting opportunity for an experienced Lawyer. Apply for this job

Mansfield District Council

Assistant Director of Streetscene, Community Safety and Enforcement

£63,391 - £70,094 per annum (pay award pending)

Our corporate vision is to be a dynamic, self sufficient and flexible Council that delivers excellent services Apply for this job

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Director of Culture, Leisure, and Tourism

£101,916 & benefits

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