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COUNTY COUNCILS' NETWORK
Call for 'urgent clarity' on elections
By Martin Ford | 06 January 2021
Speculation over whether local elections will take place in May as scheduled has been labelled ‘u...
HEALTH
Give local councils freedoms on workforce vaccination
By Paul Najsarek | 06 January 2021
Councils need the freedoms and flexibilities to determine which parts of their workforce should b...
BUSINESS
'Lax' supermarkets told to do more to keep shoppers safe
By Dan Peters | 06 January 2021
Supermarkets have become ‘lax’ and are not doing enough to keep shoppers safe, a council leader h...
BUSINESS
Council leaders welcome £4.6bn lockdown grants to support businesses
By William Eichler | 05 January 2021
Businesses in the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors in England are to receive a one-off gra...
HEALTH
Major incidents over COVID declared
By Dan Peters | 04 January 2021
Major incidents have been declared for London, Essex, Sussex, Surrey, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire,...
EDUCATION
Councils resist pressure to reopen schools
By Martin Ford | 04 January 2021
Scores of councils have raised concerns over the return of primary school pupils to classrooms am...
HEALTH
Council backs calls for new national lockdown
By Laura Sharman | 04 January 2021
Liverpool City Council has called on the Government to introduce a new national lockdown to stop ...
PUBLIC HEALTH
Lack of data is hampering local responses to new virus variant, says Lord Porter
By Ann McGauran | 24 December 2020
District councils are unable to deliver a local response to the new variant of COVID-19 due to a ...
ADULT SOCIAL CARE
Council refuses to put COVID patients in care homes
By Martin Ford | 24 December 2020
Enfield LBC has said it will not comply with requests to look at providing beds for COVID-positiv...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Hats off to those who have worked tirelessly on the pandemic frontline
By Heather Jameson | 23 December 2020
The efforts of local government at the pandemic frontline during the past year have been nothing ...
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Chief Executive
£188,576 - £201,902 (pay award pending)
Join us for a rare opportunity to lead one of the UK’s newest and most ambitious councils Apply for this job
Finance Development Accountant
Band I (£55,609 to £59,025)
Sandwell Council’s Finance Division is seeking a proactive Finance Development Accountant on a full-time permanent basis Apply for this job
LGR Programme Director
Up to £120k
This is a once in a generation opportunity to shape the future of local government in Worcestershire. Apply for this job
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