CULTURE

Union 'bewildered' by backing of city of culture bid

By Martin Ford | 31 July 2019

Bradford City Council has come under fire after backing a campaign to become the UK’s city of cul...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Leave those kids alone

By Claire Fox | 30 July 2019

Claire Fox says councils continue to thwart kids’ play activities in the interests of bureaucracy

WHITEHALL

Brum tourist tax call from ex-ministers

By Dan Peters | 22 July 2019

Former ministers have called for a tourist tax to be trialled in Birmingham to help fund the Comm...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Time for a UK-wide debate on tourism levies

By Cllr Judith Blake | 02 July 2019

Cities south of the border including Birmingham have plans to consider tourism levies. Cllr Judit...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Driving ahead with a new cultural and tourism strategy

By Sheila Oxtoby | 18 June 2019

Great Yarmouth BC is finalising a new strategy aligning its tourism and cultural offers, says She...

PLANNING

Planning permission for council sports centre quashed

By Martin Ford | 10 June 2019

Elmbridge BC may be forced to demolish its multi-million pound sports hub after a High Court judg...

LEISURE

Poo are you kidding?

28 May 2019

Diary was zapped back to the Mesozoic era this week after coming across a council’s mischievous c...

FINANCE

Welcome to Yorkshire chair resigns as expenses investigations begin

By Martin Ford | 18 April 2019

The board chairman of a Yorkshire tourism body has resigned following an expenses scandal that ha...

FINANCE

Doubts over new taxes to fund Commonwealth Games

By Martin Ford | 15 April 2019

New forms of tax are unlikely to fill a £40m hole in funding for the Commonwealth Games budget, c...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Leading regeneration in coastal communities

By Sheila Oxtoby | 09 April 2019

Great Yarmouth is one of just five ‘future places’ in England selected for a new programme to sho...

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frederica-diamanta

Director of Finance (s151)

£107,198pa, pro rata

Herefordshire Council is a financially stable, well-run unitary council in one of England's most beautiful counties. Apply for this job

Herefordshire Council

Group Director – Communities & Growth

Up to £155,000 plus benefits

We are looking for a visionary and dynamic leader to join our Senior Leadership Team as the Group Director Apply for this job

Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council

Director of Children & Young People

Up to £130,000 plus benefits

If you are a strategic leader with a passion for public service and positive change, we would love to hear from you. Apply for this job

Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council