PLANNING

Ten Welsh councils in combined authority push

By Jonathan Werran | 09 December 2014

Proposals issued to establish a combined authority for the South East Wales region able to take c...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Local leadership needed to secure skills for the future

By Mark Boleat | 09 December 2014

The top-down national government approach to skills provision is not working. It is time for loca...

BUSINESS

Now is the winter of devolution discontent

By Cllr David Hodge | 08 December 2014

CCN chairman Cllr David Hodge laments last week's Autumn Statement, in which counties were left i...

BUSINESS

Divided devolution

By Cllr David Finch | 08 December 2014

The Government’s city-centric devolution agenda spells economic oblivion for county areas which a...

PLANNING

Ex-minister calls for scrapping of quango

By Jamie Hailstone | 08 December 2014

A Conservative MP will today call for the Planning Inspectorate to be scrapped to help protect vi...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

A worrying trend towards self-sufficiency

By Frances Foster | 05 December 2014

Treasurer of the Special Interest Group of Municipal Authorities, Frances Foster, on the unfairne...

FINANCE

Risks of retrenchment

By Andrew Jepp | 04 December 2014

The big risk to local government is that as cutbacks reduce services further, they expose themsel...

WHITEHALL

Osborne pushes through housing plan

By Tom Bridge | 03 December 2014

Chancellor George Osborne has confirmed major reforms designed to speed up house building and the...

FINANCE

Roads spending at heart of infrastructure plan

By Dominic Browne | 03 December 2014

A £15bn spending plan for the strategic road network was at the heart of the infrastructure strat...

FINANCE

What does the Autumn Statement mean for cities?

By Andrew Carter | 01 December 2014

Andrew Carter suggests some of the brave next steps a chancellor should commit to in seeking to b...

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frederica-diamanta

Housing Assurance Service Manager

£55,675 - £56,649

We’re building a brand-new assurance team in our Homes & Neighbourhoods service Apply for this job

Kirklees Metropolitan Council

Director of Planning and Economy

£104,464 (plus generous pension and benefits)

Southend-on-Sea is one of the UK’s newest cities, and this is a fascinating time to join us as we shape our future. Apply for this job

Southend-on-Sea City Council

Team Manager & Senior Lawyer - Commercial & Contracts

£55,997- £63,189 per annum

Warwickshire Legal Services is growing. Apply for this job

Warwickshire County Council