ECONOMIC GROWTH

Business leaders want councils to have more powers

By MJ reporter | 17 November 2015

Business owners have backed plans to give councils more powers, despite many of them saying they ...

FINANCE

Duty in the eye of the beholder?

By Simon Goacher | 17 November 2015

Spending cuts could transform the future of judicial challenges to council decisions. Simon Goach...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Councils face tightened surveillance laws

By Thomas Bridge | 04 November 2015

Council staff could face jail if they abuse internet surveillance powers introduced as part of a ...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Glasgow bin lorry crash driver resigns before disciplinary

By Thomas Bridge | 02 November 2015

The driver of a bin lorry that crashed into pedestrians in Glasgow last year, killing six people,...

LEGAL

Lord Hanningfield back in court

By MJ reporter | 30 October 2015

Former Essex CC leader Lord Hanningfield formally denied fiddling his House of Lords expenses whe...

LEGAL

Information black holes creating vulnerable invisible

By Dan Peters | 30 October 2015

Vulnerable groups are being rendered ‘almost invisible by significant gaps’ in councils’ data on ...

PAY

Misconduct charges against Caerphilly chiefs dropped

By Thomas Bridge | 21 October 2015

Misconduct charges against three senior Caerphilly CBC officers at the centre of a pay scandal ha...

BUSINESS

Council fights to keep waste contract details confidential

By Jamie Hailstone | 20 October 2015

Gloucestershire CC has warned a ruling forcing it to publish details of a £500m incinerator contr...

BUSINESS

Authority in line to lose £10m if club is wound up

By Jamie Hailstone | 20 October 2015

Northampton BC’s attempts to recoup a £10.25m loan to a football club have gone into extra time a...

WHITEHALL

'Don't strip communities' access to justice'

By Jamie Hailstone | 20 October 2015

Plans to close dozens of courts across the country have come under fire from councils who claim t...

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frederica-diamanta

Director of Economy

£95,050 - £105,438 plus relocation package

This is an unrivalled career opportunity for an ambitious and experienced leader at a pivotal point in our history. Apply for this job

York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority

Head of Legal (Monitoring Officer)

£73,755-82,065 plus relocation package

This is an unrivalled career opportunity for an ambitious and experienced leader at a pivotal point in our history. Apply for this job

York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority

Head of Transport Strategy

£59,057 - £65,296

Join our new organisation as Head of Transport Strategy to connect a whole region for transformational impact. Apply for this job

East Midlands Combined County Authority