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ROUGH SLEEPING
Budget 2026: 'Further £430m' to tackle rough sleeping
By Ann McGauran | 28 October 2026
Chancellor John Healey today committed to providing an ‘additional £430m’ to tackle rough sleepin...
PEOPLE
Welsh chief executive to retire
By Martin Ford | 28 October 2026
Rob Thomas has announced he is to retire as chief executive of the Vale of Glamorgan Council foll...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Councils must be 'convenors' on rough sleeping, says LGA chair after No10 summit
By Neil Merrick | 27 October 2026
The chair of the Local Government Association has called on councils to act as ‘convenors’ after ...
REORGANISATION
Debate on unitary council size intensifies ahead of Government review
By Martin Ford | 27 October 2026
As ministers prepare to reveal the next steps for reorganisation, debate is raging within the sec...
EMPLOYMENT
Cornwall silent on exit payments after chief executive and finance boss quit
By Neil Merrick | 27 October 2026
A council that lost its chief executive and chief finance officer within a month has refused to r...
WHITEHALL
Government told of rising complaints at Dudley after Best Value exit
By Dan Peters | 27 October 2026
Dudley MBC councillors will be asked to sign a pledge next week committing them to ‘demonstrate r...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
Rowlands set to stay on until 2028
By Heather Jameson | 27 October 2026
Local Government Association (LGA) interim chief executive Jenny Rowlands will remain in the job ...
WALES
WLGA urges strong council role in regional reforms
By Martin Ford | 26 October 2026
A regional approach to local government must not weaken councils, the Welsh Local Government Asso...
CYBER SECURITY
Code at the centre of cyber alert seen on more than 40% of UK council websites surveyed
By Ann McGauran | 26 October 2026
The PHP code at the centre of critical global cyber-security website flaws across the world was v...
PLANNING
Plan submission deadline extended
By Neil Merrick | 26 October 2026
Councils drawing up local development plans under old regulations have been given an extra three ...
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Strategic Lead - Highway Project Delivery
Salary: £63,405 - £70,609 per annum. Incremental progression subject to performance
We are looking for an exceptional strategic leader to join our senior highways management team. Apply for this job
Head of Resident Experience
up to £93k
If you’re a housing professional looking for a job that will stretch and reward you in equal measure Apply for this job
Head of Housing Allocations & Accommodation
up to £93k
If you’re a housing professional looking for a job that will stretch and reward you in equal measure Apply for this job
- Reform rebuffs McMahon conduct accusations
- Visitor levy 'chance to prove what devolution can deliver'
- Worcestershire CC budget: Social care costs and local government funding pressures
- Impact of ICB cuts leads councils to moot legal challenge
- County devolution: Funding, fiscal powers and the challenges ahead
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