FINANCE

Councils face £3.5bn shortfall

By Ellie Ames | 28 September 2023

Research has uncovered a £3.5bn shortfall facing councils over the next financial year.

FIRE SAFETY

Kensington & Chelsea launches standards drawn up with residents

By Ann McGauran | 28 September 2023

Kensington and Chelsea LBC has become the first council to publish service standards co-designed ...

FINANCE

Council to limit non-essential spending amid s114 threat

By Dan Peters | 28 September 2023

Windsor & Maidenhead BC is to limit all non-essential spending as it raised the risk of a section...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Give cities the power to boost growth, says Haldane

By Heather Jameson | 28 September 2023

Giving city leaders new powers – including the ability to raise their own taxes – could boost the...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

EXCLUSIVE: LGA chief under threat

By Heather Jameson | 27 September 2023

The future of Local Government Association (LGA) chief executive Mark Lloyd today hangs in the ba...

WHITEHALL

Home Office warned over asylum targets

By Mark Conrad | 26 September 2023

Councils have warned the Home Office not to impose unrealistic targets for asylum and resettlemen...

CLIMATE CHANGE

Central Government should 'step aside on net zero if it won't step up'

By Ann McGauran | 26 September 2023

If central Government ‘won't step up’ it should stand aside and allow local and regional leaders ...

FINANCE

Whiteman announces retirement

By Heather Jameson | 26 September 2023

Finance chief Rob Whiteman has announced he will retire in June.

FINANCE

Brum kicks off job cuts

By Mark Conrad | 26 September 2023

Birmingham City Council has started a wide-ranging programme of job cuts under emergency plans di...

PLANNING

Lib Dems fail to scrap housing target

By Paul Marinko | 26 September 2023

An attempt by the Lib Dem leadership to end the party’s support for national housing targets has ...

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Head of Change

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This role will Lead and manage large-scale transformation projects across the council. Apply for this job

Lancashire County Council

Director of Repairs & Maintenance

Up to £130,000

We are working with Lampton Services, a company wholly owned by the Borough of Hounslow Apply for this job

Lampton Group

Assistant Director of Operations, Adult Social Care

£95,400 - £106,008

As a highly credible and skilled practitioner, you will have considerable experience of leading and delivering adult services Apply for this job

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