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COMMUNITIES

A stronger vision

By Adam Lent | 10 March 2022

Adam Lent looks at what’s on offer at New Local’s Stronger Things event, with speakers including ...

DEVOLUTION

Devo should not be about what Whitehall is prepared to cede

By Jessica Studdert | 22 February 2022

After nearly a decade of devolution, the Levelling Up White Paper has finally created a blueprint...

WHITEHALL

Brabin calls for post-COVID devo deal

By Dan Peters | 24 January 2022

England’s first ever female metro mayor has called for a post-COVID devolution deal with new powe...

WHITEHALL

There's a whiff of purpose once more on devolution

By Jessica Studdert | 17 January 2022

Devolution should rock the status quo and create a new culture of governance which pushes everyon...

HOMELESSNESS

Ring-fenced funds are not well suited to the roaring demand challenges of the twenties

By Jessica Studdert | 16 November 2021

By doing away with ring-fences all together, local partners would be freed up to collaborate and ...

FINANCE

Councils need power and financial freedom to tackle housing, says think-tank

By Heather Jameson | 16 November 2021

Councils and communities need more powers and financial freedoms to drive new development and res...

BUSINESS

Minister tells councils price of devolution

By Dan Peters | 08 November 2021

Levelling up minister Neil O’Brien has told councils they will have to improve their ‘governance,...

CLIMATE CHANGE

Call for ground-up approach to carbon reduction

By Martin Ford | 19 October 2021

The Government must ‘match the ambition of communities’ on reducing carbon emissions, a think-tan...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

St Albans festival pulls out all the stops

By Thomas Wrench | 06 October 2021

National Graduate Development Programme trainee Thomas Wrench says councils’ investment in activ...

SOCIAL CARE

Councils must recognise the threat to locally delivered social care

By Jessica Studdert | 05 October 2021

The local government sector, and the bodies which represent it, need to switch from a stance that...

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frederica-diamanta

Executive Director – Community Health, Wellbeing & Prevention (DASS)

£160,000

Southampton is a bold, diverse and fast-changing city. Apply for this job

Southampton City Council

Principal Lawyer - Contracts and Commercial

£54,495 - £56,494 + Market Rate Supplement of £3000

Do you want to make a difference to local people? Apply for this job

Kirklees Metropolitan Council

Practice Supervisor - Integrated Front Door

From £50,269 to £63,837

Are you an effective and decisive leader? Apply for this job

North East Lincolnshire Council