BUSINESS

Carers pay under attack as Mears ends third contract

By Jamie Hailstone | 10 August 2016

A local government contractor has served notice on a third council over unacceptable carers’ pay,...

DCLG

Rivals call for councils to publish reports

By Jamie Hailstone | 10 August 2016

Opposition councillors have called on Oxford City Council and Oxfordshire CC to publish their riv...

PLANNING

'Hardcore mob' prompts security review

By Laura Sharman | 09 August 2016

A London council has been forced to review its security after officers and councillors were abuse...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Westminster leader joins House of Lords

By Jamie Hailstone | 05 August 2016

The leader of Westminster City Council has been made a peer in David Cameron’s resignations honou...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Council defends disabled cuts after legal loss

By Dan Peters | 25 July 2016

A council has insisted it was left with ‘no choice’ but to reduce short breaks funding for disabl...

FINANCE

Spheres for tiers

By Abby Gilbert | 20 July 2016

Abby Gilbert discusses the findings of new NLGN research into whether the ‘devolution revolution’...

WHITEHALL

Oxfordshire reorganisation ceasefire after Whitehall visit

By Dan Peters | 19 July 2016

Councils in Oxfordshire have agreed to further talks in a bid to end a reorganisation row.

FINANCE

£3m shortfall forces councils to consider merging

By Jamie Hailstone | 13 July 2016

Two district councils in Somerset are facing a combined budget shortfall of more than £3m by 2020...

WHITEHALL

Councils warn of extra transparency burdens

By Jamie Hailstone | 12 July 2016

Government plans to make councils publish more data should be applied across other parts of the p...

FINANCE

Tory leadership race: Where are candidates on local government?

By Heather Jameson | 05 July 2016

As Conservative MPs prepare to cast their votes in the first ballot in the leadership race with T...

frederica-diamanta

Head of Environmental Services

£65,503 - £74,555 plus benefits and relocation support

Premium jobWe are proud that York is often named as one of the top English cities to visit and one of the top places to live and work. Apply for this job

City of York Council

Group Manager Highways (Contracts and Commissioning)

£57,245 to £60,929

Premium jobWe have an exciting opportunity for a driven and self motivated Highways Manager Apply for this job

North Northamptonshire Council

Senior Fieldwork Manager Safeguarding Hub/MASH

Grade 10, £50,788 to £54,928

The Safeguarding Hub is the first point of contact for children, young people and families in need or in need of safeguarding Apply for this job

Sheffield City Council

frederica-diamanta

Head of Environmental Services

£65,503 - £74,555 plus benefits and relocation support

Premium jobWe are proud that York is often named as one of the top English cities to visit and one of the top places to live and work. Apply for this job

City of York Council

Group Manager Highways (Contracts and Commissioning)

£57,245 to £60,929

Premium jobWe have an exciting opportunity for a driven and self motivated Highways Manager Apply for this job

North Northamptonshire Council

Senior Fieldwork Manager Safeguarding Hub/MASH

Grade 10, £50,788 to £54,928

The Safeguarding Hub is the first point of contact for children, young people and families in need or in need of safeguarding Apply for this job

Sheffield City Council