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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...
WHITEHALL
Whitehall urged to engage more with towns and parishes
By Mark Conrad | 31 January 2023
Parish councils and principal authorities should agree a ‘duty to consult’ across tiers of local ...
PAY
Call for professionalisation of councillors
By Martin Ford | 05 December 2022
The role of councillor should become a full-time profession as part of further devolution, it has...
PARISH COUNCILS
Setting high standards
27 July 2022
West Parley Parish Council’s colourful planters are the pride of the village every summer.
PARISH COUNCILS
The unusual suspects
20 April 2022
You may have heard of The Usual Suspects, the 1995 Hollywood blockbuster.
PARISH COUNCILS
No flower power here
12 April 2022
Unlikely as it may be, St Blaise Town Council has found itself at the centre of a media storm.
PARISH COUNCILS
A way of doing politics differently
By Ann McGauran | 05 April 2022
Can we do politics in new ways that engage people rather than being alienating, adversarial and f...
PARISH COUNCILS
Jackie Weaver did not have the 'authority' to mute and eject councillors
By William Eichler | 30 March 2022
Jackie Weaver did not have the ‘authority’ to mute and eject councillors from the online parish c...
PARISH COUNCILS
District warning over parish push
By Dan Peters | 15 February 2022
Making it easier to establish town and parish councils could be a ‘recipe for confusion, higher c...
PARISH COUNCILS
A good shout
09 November 2021
In one of the least convincing rebrands of the last few years, notorious Handforth Parish Council...
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£150,892 plus car allowance (£8,153-£10,192)
At Alternative Futures Group, we believe quality is not measured by processes alone. It is measured by the difference we make to people's lives. Apply for this job
Executive Director Adult Social Care and Health (DASS)
£161,239 - £177,363 plus benefits
This is not a maintenance role. It is a transformation leadership opportunity: to bring services and cultures together. Apply for this job
Assistant Director of Legal and Governance (Deputy Monitoring Officer)
£91,639 to £99,427
We are seeking someone with a strong grounding in local government law and governance, or experience gained in a similar environment. Apply for this job
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