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ERIC PICKLES
Battle of the bitter Twitters
05 May 2015
Is Eric Pickles a secret fan of the cult television show Little Britain?
PUBLIC RELATIONS
Shake your booty
28 April 2015
It’s not often you open an council email to see words ‘wiggle it, waggle it, twerk it!’ so fair p...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
University challenged
By Paul Lankester | 28 April 2015
Paul Lankester recounts the unenviable task of explaining the complexities of local government to...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
Council social media bible launched
By Jonathan Werran | 28 April 2015
Town hall twitter tsars could benefit from an online guide aimed at helping councils deliver soci...
PAY
UKIP vows to slash senior council staff and salaries
By Jonathan Werran | 15 April 2015
UKIP has promised to slash ‘excessive pay deals and golden handshakes for council executives’ in ...
HUMAN RESOURCES
Overstaffed comms claims dismissed
14 April 2015
The chairman of LG Communications, Cormac Smith, has rejected as ‘misleading’ accusations that co...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Dawn of a new era
By Paul O'Brien | 30 March 2015
There’s a new breed of local government keen to make its mark in Northern Ireland and eager to em...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Fear and loathing in St Albans
By Mark Rogers | 30 March 2015
SOLACE president Mark Rogers relates what he heard at this year's Future Forum - and what it poss...
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
Importance of imparting information
By David Walker | 30 March 2015
‘Town hall Pravdas’? No. Information is the lifeblood of local government and constricting its fl...
FINANCE
Hopkins promises to 'respond robustly' to legal threat
By Dan Peters | 20 March 2015
Local government minister Kris Hopkins has said his department will ‘respond robustly’ to Greenwi...
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- Labour Conference: McMahon will 'come back stronger' on LGR
- Downgrading councils who use illegal children's homes holds sector to 'unattainable standard'
- Labour Conference: Burnham's shift to universal care
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Engineering Team Manager (Highways Assets)
Special A, SCP 42-45, £55,224 - £58,605 pa
You will be responsible for the Councils asset management system, and ensuring all data is valid and current. Apply for this job
Communities Locality Lead
£53,051 - £57,372 per annum
We’re looking for an inspiring, community‑focused leader to join our Localities Service as the Communities team Locality Lead for Selby & Ainsty. Apply for this job
Director of Place
£125k plus Distant Islands Allowance
This is a key strategic role in supporting the economic success of our islands Apply for this job
- Labour Conference: McMahon will 'come back stronger' on LGR
- Downgrading councils who use illegal children's homes holds sector to 'unattainable standard'
- Labour Conference: Burnham's shift to universal care
- Gloucester City Council left without leader
- Neighbourhood health must tackle the inequalities on Whitehall's doorstep
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