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REORGANISATION

September: The biggest month for local government in half a century

By Gavin Callaghan | 01 September 2025

September is the biggest month for local government in half a century, says leader of Basildon BC...

FINANCE

Calls for fair funding tax flexibility

By Martin Ford | 22 August 2025

The Government has been urged to lift the council tax referendum limit to help local authorities ...

POLICY

Councils bite back at food waste recycling rollout plan

By EXCLUSIVE by Dan Peters | 14 August 2025

Councils will not be told how much money they will receive to roll out food waste recycling until...

PLANNING

District plea over planning powers

By Neil Merrick | 13 August 2025

District councils have appealed to ministers not to leave them out of planning decisions once fre...

FINANCE

Shifting the presssure

By Martin Ford | 07 August 2025

With consultation set to close on the fair funding review, Martin Ford looks at the challenges fa...

DISTRICT COUNCILS' NETWORK

DCN: 'Essential' role of districts in setting up new children's services

By Martin Ford | 23 July 2025

District councils will be ‘essential’ to establishing new children’s services through local gover...

FINANCE

Districts sound fair funding alarm

By Martin Ford | 21 July 2025

The District Councils’ Network (DCN) has joined inner London boroughs in sounding the alarm over ...

SERVICE DELIVERY

Forging the future

By Martin Ford | 25 June 2025

With the sector in crisis and the need for radical change, fundamental questions are being asked ...

REORGANISATION

McMahon: No intention to delay reorganisation

By Dan Peters | 25 June 2025

The Government has ‘no intention to delay at all the local government reorganisation process’, mi...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Scale not key to social care disaggregation

By Martin Ford | 23 June 2025

Adult social care disaggregation should not focus on scale, according to research published today.

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frederica-diamanta

Director of Housing

up to £107k

Salford as a place to live, work, invest and visit, and Salford is being rebuilt. Apply for this job

Salford City Council

Chief Executive

£180,000 to £200,000

Built on an industrial heritage and the birthplace of the worldwide cooperative movement Apply for this job

Rochdale BC

Library Manager Service Development

£51,356 - £55,539

Are you passionate about the future of public libraries and the role they play at the heart of communities? Apply for this job

North Yorkshire Council

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