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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...

HEALTH

'Health is made at home, hospitals are for repairs'

By Lord Nigel Crisp | 05 May 2021

Lord Nigel Crisp says coalitions of local interest have a vital role when it comes to improving l...

COMMUNITIES

Gazing up at the future of community power

By Ann McGauran | 27 April 2021

Following on from a three-day event in March, New Local's Building Stronger Things looked at how ...

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frederica-diamanta

Principal Lawyer - Children and Adults Safeguarding Team - Childrens Focus

£51,356 - £56,494

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

Kirklees Metropolitan Council

Director - Corporate Services

£93,688 - £100,549 per annum

Develop your career with a forward-thinking authority based in an attractive part of South Devon. Apply for this job

Teignbridge District Council

Chief Executive

Up to £234,171

This is a rare opportunity to lead a council with both strength and ambition at a time of change. Apply for this job

Leicestershire County Council