HOUSING

Future Forum North: Call for councils to 'bust down housebuilding cartel'

By Martin Ford | 06 December 2019

Local government has been urged to take on private housebuilders to unleash financial and social ...

DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES

Don't seek to frustrate legitimate use of powers by the back door

By Ian Miller | 03 December 2019

Councils must have regard to the MHCLG guidance on investments, says Ian Miller. But a power to g...

PLANNING

Sunderland receives £100m 'vote of confidence'

By William Eichler | 22 November 2019

Sunderland City Council’s city centre masterplan has received a massive boost from a £100m deal w...

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...

FINANCE

We need a sector-wide perspective on PWLB rate increase

By Abdool Kara | 19 November 2019

The sector might ask itself if a 'small' rate increase in the cost of loans from the Public Works...

HEALTH

Health leaders in fresh social care warning

By Dan Peters | 18 November 2019

Health leaders have warned that the persistent neglect of social care is damaging patient care ac...

BUSINESS

Labour proposes BT public ownership plan

By Paul Marinko | 15 November 2019

BT would be partly taken back into public ownership under Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn’s plan to n...

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...

FINANCE

Councils have become dependent on the PWLB as 'first resort' lender

By June Matte | 08 November 2019

June Matte says borrowing from the Public Works Loan Board (PWLB) is ‘easy’ – but that it’s time ...

CLIMATE CHANGE

Hackney to launch energy company

By Martin Ford | 04 November 2019

Hackney LBC is to launch its own energy company in a bid to reduce the borough’s carbon footprint.

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Assistant Director of City Sustainability

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Sheffield is not only England’s fourth largest city, but also the greenest city in the UK. Apply for this job

Sheffield City Council

frederica-diamanta

Carbon and Net Zero Manager

£47,754 - £50,788

To lead and manage the carbon strategy for the Agent by developing a programme Apply for this job

South Wales Trunk Road Agent

Assistant Director of City Transport

£78k-£84k

Sheffield is not only England’s fourth largest city, but also the greenest city in the UK. Apply for this job

Sheffield City Council

Assistant Director of City Sustainability

£78k-£84k

Sheffield is not only England’s fourth largest city, but also the greenest city in the UK. Apply for this job

Sheffield City Council