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COMMUNITIES
Public libraries: the local levelling up machines
By Diana Edmonds MBE | 14 March 2023
Public libraries have increased their support for those struggling with the cost of living crisis...
WHITEHALL
LGA-backed coalition in fresh plea for Government leisure support
By Dan Peters | 22 February 2023
A coalition including the Local Government Association (LGA) has written to Prime Minister Rishi ...
WHITEHALL
Call for 'real action' as Government sidelines parks group
By Dan Peters | 20 February 2023
A member of the Government’s sidelined parks action group (PAG) has called for ‘real action’ afte...
HEALTH
The UK's leisure centres must evolve in order to survive
By Jim Roberts | 07 February 2023
With current plans failing, we must deliver a new leisure model that prioritises local communitie...
PARISH COUNCILS
Local Councils have stepped up
By Rob Smith | 02 February 2023
Rob Smith sets out the main conclusions of a landmark report based on the Society of Local Counci...
HEALTH
Moving into the fast lane
By Cllr Doug Pullen | 01 February 2023
Lichfield DC hasn’t let the failure of its £15m round 2 bid to the Levelling Up Fund for a new le...
FINANCE
Culture is about who we really are
By Lawrence Conway | 01 February 2023
The concept of culture may be difficult to buy or sell, but it is worth the investment, writes La...
HEALTH
Making the case for leisure centres
By Cllr Sir Stephen Houghton | 25 January 2023
Joining the dots between funding cuts and the impact on life expectancy has not been hard, says C...
LEISURE
Groundwork: fair and green for forty years
By Graham Duxbury | 20 December 2022
Graham Duxbury reflects on Groundwork’s achievements over 40 years and says the fight to address ...
LEISURE
Putting sport on the global stage
By Professor Steven Broomhead | 14 December 2022
Warrington BC’s chief executive Professor Steven Broomhead reflects on how being a host for the R...
Strategic Head of Finance and S151 Officer
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- All change: Reform UK projected to make huge gains as local elections get underway
- High Court ruling worth 'millions' to councils
- CIPFA postpones members' merger vote
- Lack of commitment on Adjustment Support Grant could be significant for some councils
- Ripples from local election will reverberate for weeks
Strategic Head of Finance and S151 Officer
Package up to £109,592
As the Section 151 Officer, you will play a key role in supporting the Council through its wider journey.. Apply for this job
Building Control Manager
£57,457 - £58,462
The Building Control environment is rapidly changing and evolving in a post Grenfell World. Apply for this job
Chief Executive
£100k+ (pay award pending)
Premium jobSalford Community Leisure (SCL) is a community benefit society with charitable status that manages sport, leisure, and cultural services... Apply for this job
- All change: Reform UK projected to make huge gains as local elections get underway
- High Court ruling worth 'millions' to councils
- CIPFA postpones members' merger vote
- Lack of commitment on Adjustment Support Grant could be significant for some councils
- Ripples from local election will reverberate for weeks
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