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HOUSING

New towns report delayed amid fears over rising costs

By EXCLUSIVE by Heather Jameson | 18 September 2025

The final report of the New Towns Taskforce has been delayed as part of the Government’s attempts...

FINANCE

Selling the family silver

By Joe Fyans | 16 September 2025

A new approach to council asset management is needed that takes greater account of community cohe...

REGENERATION

Rethinking long-term community investment

By Nick Kemp | 10 September 2025

As the UK Shared Prosperity Fund ends and the Growth Mission Fund and trailblazer neighbourhoods ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

From national ambition to local delivery

By Tom Newman-Taylor | 10 September 2025

Tom Newman-Taylor says the East Midlands Freeport is driving clean growth, investment and job cre...

PUBLIC SERVICE REFORM

The Test, Learn and Grow programme is unlikely to shift the dial on its own

By Abdool Kara | 08 September 2025

Abdool Kara says the Labour manifesto promised a mission-led government, 'but there is little evi...

DEVOLUTION

Local growth plans must show benefit to communities

By Joe Lepper | 08 September 2025

Experts have urged strategic authorities (SA) to ensure their blueprints for local growth ‘do mor...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Mobilising the power of local government, universities and businesses to deliver growth

By Jon Pickstone | 01 September 2025

Jon Pickstone looks at the importance of local government’s role working in partnership with univ...

FINANCE

Getting fiscal devolution right

By Luke Raikes | 28 August 2025

Luke Raikes says local tax powers can help revive the places Whitehall abandoned, and he proposes...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

North-South should be less them and us, and more all of us

By Heather Jameson | 18 August 2025

Heather Jameson says: 'A northern office could help pop the Westminster bubble – a step that can ...

DEVOLUTION

Cornwall charts its own devo course

By Heather Jameson | 13 August 2025

Cornwall Council resisted the conventional route to devolution, striking its own deal without a m...

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frederica-diamanta

Director of Education

£111,136 –£116,521

Stoke-on-Trent is ambitious for its children and young people. Apply for this job

Stoke-on-Trent City Council

Executive Director of Corporate Resources (Section 151 Officer) & Deputy Chief Executive

£148,775 - £159,480

Premium jobThe role sits at the strategic core of the organisation Apply for this job

East Riding of Yorkshire Council

Director Children’s Social Care (Family Help and Safeguarding)

£104,196 (plus pay award pending)

You’ll join a supportive and ambitious leadership environment, with strong corporate Apply for this job

Swindon Borough Council

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