PENSIONS

Wealth funds 'may put council workers' pensions in peril'

By Sam Clayden | 14 October 2015

Council workers’ pensions could be put in jeopardy by George Osborne’s proposed reforms, an indep...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Government should team with businesses on planning

By Sam Clayden | 13 October 2015

The British Property Federation (BPF) has called on the Government to work with the private secto...

WHITEHALL

SOLACE Summit: £11bn of extra responsibilities for councils

By Dan Peters | 07 October 2015

Local government will have to take on £11bn of additional responsibilities from Whitehall in retu...

FINANCE

Authorities must build 1,600 new schools by 2024

06 October 2015

Councils need to build 1,600 new schools in the next nine years to cope with rising demand, accor...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Chorley makes £1m profit from town centre purchase

By Dan Peters | 06 October 2015

Council plans to extend a shopping centre have been approved, paving the way for the authority to...

INFRASTRUCTURE

Lord Adonis' appointment is 'for the greater good'

By Sam Clayden | 05 October 2015

A policy adviser for The Infrastructure Forum (TIF) believes the appointment of Lord Adonis as ch...

FINANCE

DfT raises fears over hyper-inflation

30 September 2015

Inflationary pressures hitting a major highways project could set a ‘difficult precedent’ for pub...

WHITEHALL

Lord Kerslake to review Treasury role

By Michael Burton | 29 September 2015

Former Sheffield City Council chief executive and head of the civil service Lord Bob Kerslake has...

BUSINESS

'Surf tax' planned to tackle visitor impact

By Dan Peters | 10 September 2015

Councils in tourist hotspots have been weighing up ways of coping with the financial impact of vi...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Districts call for economic development devolution

By Jamie Hailstone | 10 September 2015

Almost half (47%) of all borough councils want to see responsibility for economic development dev...

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frederica-diamanta

Chief Digital and Information Officer

£88,679 to £103,255

Now is a great time to look at joining Reading. Apply for this job

Reading Borough Council

Executive Director, Operations

£97,601 per annum

Ashfield is thriving. We are proud of our district and our ambition is to be ‘great’ across all our services. Apply for this job

Ashfield District Council

Assistant Director Legal, Governance and Coroners (Monitoring Officer)

£91,230-£102,921

Rochdale Borough Council is looking for a pioneering, passionate and proud Assistant Director of Legal, Governance and Coroners (Monitoring Officer). Apply for this job

Rochdale BC