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DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES

Combined authority expansion halted by 'party politics'

By Martin Ford | 09 November 2020

The expansion of the West of England Combined Authority (WECA) has stalled after leaders failed t...

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: Shevlin suggests reorganisation alternative as rival bids threaten his council's future

By Dan Peters | 03 November 2020

A former chair of the District Councils’ Network chief executives’ group has suggested a radical ...

COMBINED AUTHORITY

Greater Manchester secures £65m lockdown fund

By Martin Ford | 27 October 2020

Mayor Andy Burnham has said he expects to get ‘at least’ £65m from the Government to support peop...

COMBINED AUTHORITY

Call for Cobra meeting with regional leaders

By Martin Ford | 21 September 2020

Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has pressed for a Cobra meeting with leaders from the Engli...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Rogers to retire next year

By Dan Peters | 09 September 2020

The Liverpool-born chief executive of the region’s combined authority has announced he plans to r...

HEALTH

Councils plead for further devolution

By Martin Ford | 08 September 2020

Local authorities require more devolved powers to drive improvements in health and social care, M...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

EXCLUSIVE: Lib Dems raise reorganisation concerns

By Dan Peters | 01 September 2020

Lib Dem council leaders have raised ‘serious concerns’ with local government secretary Robert Jen...

WHITEHALL

Row over lockdown easing

By Martin Ford | 01 September 2020

Political tensions have risen over the lifting of local lockdown restrictions in Greater Manchester.

REORGANISATION

Somerset districts publish reorganisation proposals

By Martin Ford | 26 August 2020

District councils in Somerset have proposed the creation of two unitary councils and a combined a...

REORGANISATION

A Greater Essex Combined Authority is as important as unitary government

By Gavin Jones | 17 August 2020

A combined authority on the footprint of the Greater Essex boundary is the right way forward as i...

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frederica-diamanta

Director - Corporate Services

£93,688 - £100,549 per annum

Develop your career with a forward-thinking authority based in an attractive part of South Devon. Apply for this job

Teignbridge District Council

Chief Executive

Up to £234,171

This is a rare opportunity to lead a council with both strength and ambition at a time of change. Apply for this job

Leicestershire County Council

Director of Adults and Integrated Commissioning

up to £129,530 per annum

A career-defining role at the heart of adult social care transformation. Apply for this job

Kent County Council