REORGANISATION

In choppy waters, back districts to deliver

By Cllr John Fuller OBE | 03 November 2020

The debate on local government reform must end now, ‘so that all areas can focus on the crisis in...

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: Shevlin suggests reorganisation alternative as rival bids threaten his council's future

By Dan Peters | 03 November 2020

A former chair of the District Councils’ Network chief executives’ group has suggested a radical ...

FINANCE

Exclusive: Districts face financial 'cliff edge'

By Dan Peters | 29 October 2020

Districts face a ‘fiscal cliff edge of up to £524.1m after 2020/21 from lost business rates reven...

COUNTY COUNCILS' NETWORK

Reorganisation battle lines drawn over think-tank report

By Dan Peters | 20 October 2020

The bitter war of words between counties and districts over reorganisation stepped up this week a...

WHITEHALL

Jenrick dashes county reorganisation hopes

By Dan Peters | 13 October 2020

Local government secretary Robert Jenrick has torpedoed plans for widespread reorganisation beyon...

FINANCE

The Government cannot keep kicking the can down the road

By Ian Miller | 12 October 2020

Despite manifesto commitments, there will have to be tax rises to repay that massive debt, writes...

WHITEHALL

Fragmented funding risk to value for money, report warns

By Dan Peters | 05 October 2020

The increasing fragmentation in council funding ‘undermines central government’s understanding of...

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: Nine regional chiefs deliver Whitehall ultimatum

By Dan Peters | 29 September 2020

An ultimatum has been delivered by the nine regional chief executives working closely with the Go...

WHITEHALL

Williams in reorganisation rescue bid to Boris

By Dan Peters | 28 September 2020

The County Councils’ Network’s (CCN) Conservative leader has made a brazen direct appeal to Prime...

HOUSING

Devolution must back our success in delivery

By Cllr John Fuller | 16 September 2020

The pandemic has proved again that bigger Government is not always better, says John Fuller. 'We...

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Chief Digital and Information Officer

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Executive Director, Operations

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Ashfield is thriving. We are proud of our district and our ambition is to be ‘great’ across all our services. Apply for this job

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