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PLACE-MAKING
Engage, design, deliver: how collaboration can boost a community's prospects
By Ross Aitchison | 02 September 2025
With a collectively minded approach to engagement and design, aspirational place policies can del...
COMMUNITIES
A museum shouldn't be the final resting place for community dreams
By Hannah Sloggett | 02 September 2025
The brilliant ideas on display in the Museum of Broken Dreams are a reminder of what could be los...
FINANCE
The £8bn opportunity sitting in council bank accounts
By Mark Shearer | 01 September 2025
Mark Shearer says having billions of pounds in unspent Section 106 and Community Infrastructure L...
LEGAL
Staying sensible when legal issues get polarised
By Aneeka Muneer | 28 August 2025
Aneeka Muneer considers the role of local government lawyers in balancing law, politics, place an...
PLANNING
'Quiet majority' favour local development
By Martin Ford | 21 August 2025
Councils have been urged to consult more widely on planning applications after newly-published re...
IMMIGRATION
More than £300m Ukrainian refugee funding unspent
By William Eichler | 19 August 2025
More than £300m given to English councils to help house Ukrainian refugees still sits in council ...
ARMED FORCES COVENANT
Working side by side with our local military
By Cllr Liz Leffman | 15 August 2025
The anticipated future expansion of the armed forces covenant legal duty only serves to bring gre...
YOUTH SERVICES
The challenge for decision makers is how best to listen to young people
By Graham Duxbury | 13 August 2025
Young people are indeed entitled – entitled to a say in the decisions we make now that will shape...
COHESION
Can Britain's cohesion drive stop the next riot?
By Paul Marinko | 13 August 2025
The Government’s cohesion taskforce promises a fresh approach to healing divisions – but councils...
PUBLIC SERVICE REFORM
Talking Total Place
By Helen Bailey | 30 July 2025
Helen Bailey reflects on the first iteration of Total Place, and says it is in the cracks between...
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- Basildon chief hits out at member behaviour
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Director of Adults Commissioning and Provider Services
£100,731 - £104,625
To help us realise this vision, we are seeking an exceptional Director of Adults Commissioning and Provider Services Apply for this job
Director of Legal and Governance
£109,000
The new Cumbria Combined Authority has been established to unlock that potential. Apply for this job
Executive Director of Finance
£131,000
The new Cumbria Combined Authority has been established to unlock that potential. Apply for this job
- Basildon chief hits out at member behaviour
- EXCLUSIVE: Councillor behaviour takes toll on chiefs, survey finds
- EXCLUSIVE: Government reorganisation plan 'on track' despite Starmer resignation, McGovern insists
- Suffolk to make decision on legal challenge to reorganisation
- Toxic member behaviour risks local government excellence
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