ECONOMIC GROWTH

Glasgow City Region advances at pace

By Kevin Rush | 13 February 2019

The £1.13bn Glasgow City Region City Deal is one of the largest and most advanced in the UK. Kevi...

FINANCE

Mind the gap

By Dan Peters | 13 February 2019

The MJ/LGiU survey exposes the growing gap between the public’s expectations and councils’ abilit...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Councils are often best placed to invest in commercial assets

By James Cogavin | 12 February 2019

James Cogavin says that while some councils are grabbing the headlines for the size of their inve...

FINANCE

Auditor warning over Spelthorne spending

By Naomi Larsson | 05 February 2019

Auditor KPMG has warned of a ‘significant risk’ in the way Spelthorne BC controversially bought a...

SCRUTINY

Risk and commercialisation: Why scrutiny matters

By Ed Hammond | 01 February 2019

Early engagement and streamlining of scrutiny into commercialisation decisions will provide scrut...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Keeping up standards

By Michael Burton | 30 January 2019

As councils become increasingly commercial, auditors are asking how high standards of governance ...

BUSINESS

EXCLUSIVE: LGA hit by unexpected £1m insurance bill

By Chris Mahony | 30 January 2019

Smith Square faces an unexpected bill of up to £1m to cover the start-up costs of the insurance v...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Call for Derbyshire to 'overcome departmentalism'

By Dan Peters | 25 January 2019

Investment in a greater corporate centre for Derbyshire CC is needed to overcome departmentalism,...

FINANCE

Government concern over investments focused on two or three councils

By Martin Ford | 22 January 2019

Marsham Street is ‘worried’ about ‘two or three’ councils’ commercial ventures, civil servants ha...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Tees Valley mayor's airport investment would total £75m

By Martin Ford | 18 January 2019

Tees Valley Combined Authority is being asked to commit £75m to the purchase of an airport, the b...

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frederica-diamanta

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

Bolsover District Council

Director of Culture, Leisure, and Tourism

£101,916 & benefits

Southend-on-Sea is a place like no other. Apply for this job

Southend-on-Sea City Council