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BUSINESS

IFS research claims councils need billions more in funding

By Heather Jameson | 10 November 2019

Councils will need billions of extra pounds worth of funding in the next parliament if they are t...

HOUSING

Seven Ways to 'Fix' £billions of Government Grant Money

By Graham Chapman | 01 November 2019

Over eight years the local government funding formula has shifted money from poor to rich, from N...

FINANCE

Rich residents choose to help rough sleepers

By Dan Peters | 30 October 2019

The first local authority in the country to allow its richest residents to pay extra council tax ...

FINANCE

What will it take to bite the bullet on finance?

By Heather Jameson | 29 October 2019

A new report has called for a 'levelling up' - not just of devo deals, but a rebalancing of the ...

COUNCIL TAX

Easy come, easy go

15 October 2019

Perhaps it was all the fives involved that saw Fife Council deposit nearly £300,000 too much into...

FINANCE

What does our sector want?

By Heather Jameson | 15 October 2019

It seems the appetite for localism and fiscal devolution is outweighed by fears the burden of car...

FINANCE

It's a fiscal drag

By Jonathan Werran | 15 October 2019

If we are ever going to unlock the benefits and freedoms that fiscal devolution could engender in...

SOCIAL CARE

Queen's speech: Social care White Paper to be published

By Paul Marinko | 14 October 2019

The Government has promised to finally bring forward proposals to reform adult social care and wi...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

COSLA conference: Ex-minister hints at council tax cap relaxation

By Dan Peters | 11 October 2019

A former SNP minister has suggested there could be a relaxation of the cap on council tax.

HOUSING

Spending Round still leaves uncertainties

By Ian Miller | 09 October 2019

The proposed threshold of 2% for referenda on 'excessive' council tax increases is a retrograde s...

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frederica-diamanta

Director of Education and Inclusion

£120,901

Premium jobAs we move into a new era built on the strengths and ambition of our borough, we are seeking an outstanding Director of Education... Apply for this job

Wigan Council

Engineering Team Manager (Network Co-ordination)

£53,460 - £56,732 per annum

Premium jobWe are looking for an enthusiastic and highly driven candidate to join our Highways Asset Management team at Calderdale Council. Apply for this job

Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council

Joint Chief Planning Officer

£85,456 - £92,027

Across Torfaen and Blaenau Gwent in South Wales, our councils are doing something genuinely different. Apply for this job

Torfaen and Blaenau Gwent Councils

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