FINANCE

Porter: Attendance allowance is business rates deal-breaker

By Sam Clayden | 22 July 2016

Local Government Association chairman Gary Porter has warned Whitehall that forcing local authori...

FINANCE

Advisory group holds first meeting on rate retention

By Dan Peters | 20 July 2016

The group established to advise ministers on 100% business rates retention has met for the first ...

FINANCE

More questions than answers

By Cllr Nick Forbes | 20 July 2016

Business rates retention goes further than simply a rethink of local government finances and more...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Business as usual?

By Dan Peters | 13 July 2016

Dan Peters explores the key issues facing local government ahead of the devolution of business ra...

WHITEHALL

Capital rates pilot a 'big risk' to sector

By Dan Peters | 13 July 2016

London Councils is pushing ahead with plans for the capital to retain all of its income from busi...

FINANCE

Fear for councils over business rates appeals

By Dan Peters | 13 July 2016

The risk of losing business rates appeals needs to be held at a national level, a senior local go...

FINANCE

£3m shortfall forces councils to consider merging

By Jamie Hailstone | 13 July 2016

Two district councils in Somerset are facing a combined budget shortfall of more than £3m by 2020...

WHITEHALL

Devolution still the way under May – Clark

By Heather Jameson | 13 July 2016

Local government will be ‘vital’ in new prime minister Theresa May’s premiership, communities sec...

FINANCE

Forbes: Business rates discussion core to sector future

By Dan Peters | 07 July 2016

The discussion about how 100% business rates retention will work is fundamental to the future of ...

HEALTH

Lamb warns of prevention 'scandal'

By Sam Clayden | 07 July 2016

Taking money from preventative and mental health services is a ‘scandal of our time’ and the cons...

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frederica-diamanta

Head of Highways Delivery

£68,428 - £72,831

Do you want to deliver highway and transport services and infrastructure to North Northamptonshire? Apply for this job

North Northamptonshire Council

Assistant Director, Housing Improvement & Governance

£90,510 - £105,618

We own and manage around 17,500 homes across the full range of types and tenures, which represents around a third of total households in the borough. Apply for this job

Hammersmith & Fulham London Borough Council

Service Manager - Street Scene Services

Grade 11, £54,628 to £59,825

As one of the largest employers in Sheffield, with over 7,000 employees Apply for this job

Sheffield City Council