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ENVIRONMENT
Gove to ease nutrient neutrality requirements
By Mark Conrad | 29 August 2023
Ministers have announced they will ease divisive development rules on water pollution blamed for ...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Devolution: keeping it local, making it work
By Trevor Holden | 23 August 2023
The current drive to move things to upper tier authorities in two tier areas runs a real risk of ...
PLANNING
Keep it communal
By Cllr Barry Wood | 15 August 2023
Former levelling up secretary Greg Clark is wrong to advocate shifting planning from district to ...
PLANNING
DCN hits back against call for planning to shift to upper-tier
09 August 2023
The District Councils’ Network (DCN) has rejected a call by former local government secretary Gre...
WHITEHALL
Waste consistency plans still going ahead, Whitehall insists
By Dan Peters | 26 July 2023
Whitehall officials have insisted they are continuing to push ahead with waste consistency plans ...
WHITEHALL
Ending asylum hotel use would back UK 'into a corner'
By Martin Ford | 25 July 2023
The UK should not back itself ‘into a corner’ and exclude hotels as part of the solution to soari...
WHITEHALL
Scrutinising migration
By Mark Conrad | 24 July 2023
With asylum and immigration sure to feature in political debates ahead of a General Election, wha...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
Government must set out its case on remote meetings
By Ian Miller | 24 July 2023
Even if the answer is a reasoned ‘no’, local government deserves the courtesy of being told the G...
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
An attack on the freedom of councils as corporate bodies
By Ian Miller | 11 July 2023
If passed as drafted the Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill would mean a ...
HEALTH
When it comes to health, districts matter
By Natalie Brahma-Pearl | 10 July 2023
District councils make a real impact on the health of residents, so why are they overlooked by th...
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Executive Director Place, Economy and Environment
£151,368 – £161,559 (pay award pending)
West Northamptonshire is an ambitious, fast‑growing place with a bold vision for inclusive and sustainable growth. Apply for this job
Assistant Director Adult Social Care Operations
Circa £92,000
Are you a credible, values-driven leader with the operational grip to deliver change? Apply for this job
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