Humour

14 July 2015

The humble council press conference is a much-maligned creature – long on waffle and short on cus...

COUNCIL TAX

Keep the lights on

08 July 2015

While The MJ is a big supporter of partnership working and collaboration, Diary is like the rogue...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Station identification

08 July 2015

You’re tired.

FINANCE

Highland's batty

08 July 2015

Following the revelation that someone is stealing road signs in Gotham, Northamptonshire, Diary i...

For cod's hake

01 July 2015

Some local government stories should be taken with a proverbial pinch of salt, but in the case of...

HUMOUR

Thanks from us

01 July 2015

And finally, a heartfelt thanks to all those who attended last month’s MJ Awards for helping to r...

HUMOUR

Holy smokes!

01 July 2015

It was just another day in Gotham City as billionaire Bruce Wayne and his young ward, Dick Grayso...

HOUSING

White Van Man on . . . the housing market

24 June 2015

Everyone keeps banging on about building more houses, yeah but where?

HUMOUR

Game over

24 June 2015

As the fallout from the FIFA corruption scandal continues, it was only a matter of time before so...

WHITEHALL

What a relief

24 June 2015

Regular readers of Diary will know we like nothing more than a good toilet story to flush away al...

Assistant Director Democracy, Information and Elections

£78,000 - £84,000

Reporting to the General Counsel, you will be a Deputy Monitoring Officer who will lead and develop democratic services... Apply for this job

Sheffield City Council

Social Care Assessment & Reablement Manager (STAR)

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Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

Strategic Director Finance (deputy s.151)

£113,431 to £125,279

We’ve made a promising start, with the Commissioners’ report last summer recognising our substantial progress. Apply for this job

Nottingham City Council

Assistant Director Democracy, Information and Elections

£78,000 - £84,000

Reporting to the General Counsel, you will be a Deputy Monitoring Officer who will lead and develop democratic services... Apply for this job

Sheffield City Council

Social Care Assessment & Reablement Manager (STAR)

Band I, SCP 44 - 47 (£53,885 - £57,195) per annum

Are you passionate about delivering high-quality reablement and support for service users to live independently? Apply for this job

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

Strategic Director Finance (deputy s.151)

£113,431 to £125,279

We’ve made a promising start, with the Commissioners’ report last summer recognising our substantial progress. Apply for this job

Nottingham City Council