WHITEHALL

Beautiful, popular, healthy and sustainable new places are what we all want

By Ben Page | 01 July 2021

The public does not feel politicians are doing enough to tackle the housing crisis, says Ben Page...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Achieving Ashfield's Towns Fund vision

By Theresa Hodgkinson | 01 July 2021

Ashfield’s Towns Fund bid won it £62.6m – the highest amount in the country. Theresa Hodgkinson r...

FINANCE

Government asks CIPFA to review eight councils

By Martin Ford | 01 July 2021

Eight councils granted ‘exceptional support’ from the Government are to undergo independent revie...

WHITEHALL

Special needs deficits to grow to £1.3bn in two years

By Dan Peters | 30 June 2021

A ‘spiralling deficit’ in special educational needs services (SEN) is expected to grow to an ‘unm...

WHITEHALL

Rough sleeping fears amid Everyone In wind down

By Dan Peters | 29 June 2021

Fears that rough sleepers will again become a fixture on Britain’s streets have emerged as the su...

FINANCE

Council chief tells staff of 'bleak' financial picture

By Martin Ford | 25 June 2021

Slough Council’s chief executive Josie Wragg has warned the council faces a ‘bleak’ financial sit...

FINANCE

Where did it all go wrong on audit?

By Lorna Baxter | 23 June 2021

Lorna Baxter says we need to be able to show taxpayers how we have spent their money and that pro...

FINANCE

Districts squeezed out of new burdens cash

By Heather Jameson | 23 June 2021

District councils have been squeezed out of new burdens funding for housing victims of domestic a...

WHITEHALL

Planning reforms would 'silence communities'

By Martin Ford | 22 June 2021

MPs have launched a scathing attack on the Government’s planning White Paper.

CLIMATE CHANGE

Call for government to match local ambitions on climate change

By Martin Ford | 22 June 2021

Councils have said their efforts to reduce carbon emissions are being constrained by a lack of po...

frederica-diamanta

Chief Executive Officer and Head of Paid Service

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Stevenage Borough Council

Head of Strategic Planning and Housing

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Ribble Valley Borough Council

Hospital Social Worker

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London Borough of Merton

frederica-diamanta

Chief Executive Officer and Head of Paid Service

up to £165k plus Returning Officer Fees

Are you interested in applying for one of the best jobs in local government? Apply for this job

Stevenage Borough Council

Head of Strategic Planning and Housing

£56,080 to £59,525 per annum

As we develop our new Local Plan, we are looking for talented people to help us turn that vision into a reality. Apply for this job

Ribble Valley Borough Council

Hospital Social Worker

ME11 - ME13 £41,964 -£50,646

We are looking for a qualified Social Worker with a personality of someone with drive, determination and vision Apply for this job

London Borough of Merton