FINANCE

End to welfare support threatens council finances

By Martin Ford | 22 March 2021

Cutting off pandemic welfare support could lead to ‘disaster’ for families and local government f...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Getting the balance right

By Sheila Oxtoby | 16 March 2021

While the Levelling Up Fund and Community Renewal Fund are further welcome additions to investmen...

REORGANISATION

DCN bids to attract unitaries with new offer

By Dan Peters | 01 March 2021

The District Councils’ Network (DCN) will create a new category of membership in a bid to keep ne...

PUBLIC HEALTH

It's time to focus virus 'contain' funding on families and streets

By Cllr John Fuller OBE | 01 March 2021

We need to recalibrate and resource the Contain Outbreak Management Fund activity on preparing fo...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

The problem with polls

By Martin Ford | 17 February 2021

Local government has finally learned that two years’ worth of elections will take place on ‘Super...

BUSINESS RATES

Local government settlement shows Government is not in listening mode

By Ian Miller | 09 February 2021

It is clear from the final local government settlement that the Government did not pay attention ...

WHITEHALL

DCN bid for place on chief executives' network rejected

By Dan Peters | 09 February 2021

Senior Whitehall officials have knocked back a District Councils’ Network (DCN) bid to win a plac...

DISTRICT COUNCILS' NETWORK

Making the wrong grade

03 February 2021

Talking of Lord Porter, Diary expects the lockdown has created its fair share of unusual haircuts...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Cementing growth plans in The Bay

By Lawrence Conway | 02 February 2021

Whatever your thoughts may be on local government reorganisation it has brought together the thre...

WHITEHALL

Councils submit latest financial data

By Dan Peters | 01 February 2021

Councils have submitted their ninth data return on the pandemic-related pressures facing their fi...

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Assistant Director of City Transport

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Assistant Director of City Sustainability

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Sheffield is not only England’s fourth largest city, but also the greenest city in the UK. Apply for this job

Sheffield City Council

frederica-diamanta

Carbon and Net Zero Manager

£47,754 - £50,788

To lead and manage the carbon strategy for the Agent by developing a programme Apply for this job

South Wales Trunk Road Agent

Assistant Director of City Transport

£78k-£84k

Sheffield is not only England’s fourth largest city, but also the greenest city in the UK. Apply for this job

Sheffield City Council

Assistant Director of City Sustainability

£78k-£84k

Sheffield is not only England’s fourth largest city, but also the greenest city in the UK. Apply for this job

Sheffield City Council