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POLICY AND POLITICS

MPs call for 'effective sanctions' on B&B use councils

By Joe Lepper | 22 April 2026

Councils that repeatedly fail to end the use of bed and breakfast (B&B) accommodation for familie...

PEOPLE

LGA interim chief revealed

By Heather Jameson | 17 April 2026

Former Camden LBC chief Jenny Rowlands is to take on the role of interim chief of the Local Gover...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

EXCLUSIVE: Dramatic fall in LGA staff morale revealed

By Dan Peters | 16 April 2026

Morale among Local Government Association (LGA) employees fell dramatically during the year leadi...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

EXCLUSIVE: LGA to privately lobby ministers over neighbourhoods' drive

By Dan Peters | 16 April 2026

Local government is to privately lobby ministers over their neighbourhoods’ drive, including Whit...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Whitehall looking to collaborate with councils on cohesion

By Dan Peters | 08 April 2026

Whitehall officials have vowed to work with local government on the development and implementatio...

HOUSING

EXCLUSIVE: Rising temporary accommodation bill fuelled by B&B exodus

By Dan Peters | 26 March 2026

The amount of money spent by councils in the capital on the most expensive type of emergency temp...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Capacity warning to Cornwall over strategic authority move

By Joe Lepper | 23 March 2026

A corporate peer challenge review has issued a capacity warning to Cornwall Council as it looks t...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

LGA to recruit interim chief

By Heather Jameson | 16 March 2026

The Local Government Association has launched the search for an interim chief executive as curren...

IMPROVEMENT

Recruitment challenges restricting pace of Sandwell improvement, peers find

By Joe Lepper | 13 March 2026

Recruitment challenges are hindering continued improvement at Sandwell Council, a Local Governmen...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

EXCLUSIVE: LGA reduces transparency of key meeting

By Dan Peters | 10 March 2026

The Labour-led Local Government Association (LGA) has tightened public access to a key meeting, T...

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frederica-diamanta

Head of Property & Regeneration

£88,633 - £100,994 per annum

This is a permanent senior leadership role requiring significant professional expertise in property, regeneration, or a closely related Apply for this job

Swansea Council

Practice Manager

£47,181-£51,356 per annum pro rata

The successful candidate will line-manage a small group of multi-disciplinary professionals Apply for this job

North Yorkshire Council

Strategic Lead Finance

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Looking for a role where your expertise can drive real change and shape the future of finance? Apply for this job

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