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PEOPLE
Unitary appoints adult services director
By Martin Ford | 20 May 2026
Blackpool Council has appointed Martin Lawton as its new director of adult services.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
EXCLUSIVE: 'Engaged' Rowlands meeting LGA board members as she starts role
By Dan Peters | 19 May 2026
The Local Government Association's (LGA) interim chief executive Jenny Rowlands is meeting board ...
PEOPLE
Cardiff chief to step down after 12 years
By Dan Peters | 15 May 2026
Cardiff Council chief executive Paul Orders has revealed he intends to step down after more than ...
PEOPLE
Borough's chief executive announced
By Martin Ford | 14 May 2026
Former civil servant Zulfiqar Darr has been appointed as Broxtowe BC’s chief executive.
HR
Levelling up cyber resilience
By Giles Grant | 08 May 2026
Giles Grant sets out how councils can use the new associate cyber security professional title to ...
RECRUITMENT
The challenge for combined authorities
By Seb Lowe | 07 May 2026
Seb Lowe looks at the importance of building workforce capability for system leadership in combin...
PEOPLE
Unitary set to appoint finance chief
By Martin Ford | 06 May 2026
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council (BCP) is set to extend Matthew Filmer’s secondment as...
REORGANISATION
Getting staff LGR-ready
By Kathy O'Leary | 06 May 2026
Chief executive of Stroud DC Kathy O’Leary says the council is doing more to address the challeng...
EMPLOYMENT
Sidelining a generation from careers is socially troubling and economically self-defeating
By Nigel Wilcock | 05 May 2026
More than 30% of young people say there are no jobs where they live, and that’s a warning sign fo...
PEOPLE
Unitary announces chief executive
By Martin Ford | 01 May 2026
Shropshire Council has announced of Tanya Miles as its permanent chief executive.
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