LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Impartiality has never been more important

By Louise Round | 28 May 2019

Louise Round says that for many in districts over the coming years, the lines - red or otherwise ...

WHITEHALL

Business rates relief control call

By Dan Peters | 20 May 2019

District councils have called for full control over the business rates relief that is awarded in ...

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: Sunak to rule on default tier split

By Hiba Mahamadi | 08 May 2019

Ministers been asked to set out a ‘national default position’ on the distribution of business rat...

WHITEHALL

Waste strategy could lead to bins boom - DCN

By Dan Peters | 07 May 2019

Millions of already produced hard-to-recycle plastic receptacles may be made redundant by the Gov...

WHITEHALL

'Endangered' district councils in uncertainty warning

By Dan Peters | 01 May 2019

‘Considerable uncertainty’ around funding from 2020/21 is having a ‘direct negative impact’ on ‘e...

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: Ministers to step in after tier split talks collapse

By Dan Peters | 30 April 2019

Ministers are expected to be called on to intervene in the thorny issue of business rates tier sp...

WASTE

Tackle the producers of plastics first

24 April 2019

The Government is consulting on consistency in household and business waste recycling collections...

WHITEHALL

Government to push ahead with 75% rates retention in 2020/21

By Dan Peters | 23 April 2019

Whitehall will push ahead with plans to implement 75% business rates retention in 2020/21 despite...

MANAGEMENT

Districts are definitely ready for challenges

By Louise Round | 09 April 2019

The last two sessions of this year’s District Councils’ Network staff development programme featu...

WHITEHALL

Hamilton to leave DCN for improvement role

07 March 2019

Director of the District Councils’ Network (DCN), Matthew Hamilton, has been appointed as the new...

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Carbon and Net Zero Manager

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Assistant Director of City Transport

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frederica-diamanta

Head of Neighbourhood Services

Up to £76k

We are prepared to do things differently in Dacorum.. Apply for this job

Dacorum Borough Council

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