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INCLUSIVE GROWTH
Balancing UK industrial strategy with Local Growth Plans
By Paige Portal | 27 October 2025
Paige Portal looks at whether local government can balance the Industrial Strategy’s national pri...
MAYORS
Should UK mayors learn from Mamdani?
By By Zoë Billingham | 24 October 2025
Zohran Mamdani leads NYC mayoral polls with bold cost of living policies, including rent control,...
REORGANISATION
Local Government Reorganisation dominates DCN chat
By By Kathy O’ Leary | 24 October 2025
The District Council's Network reception may have saw the baton handed to a new chairman, but the...
FINANCE
How do you use council cash to make a difference?
By By Adele Taylor | 23 October 2025
In the thick of local authority budgeting, it can be hard to build a business case for investment...
REORGANISATION
The emperor's new clothes revisited?
By Ian Miller | 23 October 2025
Ian Miller says local authorities’ final reorganisation proposals can ‘wax lyrical on all sorts o...
REORGANISATION
Five keys to making reorganisation work
By Ian Fytche | 22 October 2025
Ian Fytche makes the case for framing a proposal for reorganisation based on five principles of h...
SOLACE
The human face of local government's challenges
By Heather Jameson | 22 October 2025
Last week’s Solace Summit in Leeds was a moment to catch breath and catch up with colleagues. It ...
INVESTMENT
Riding the investment wave
By Joe Fyans | 22 October 2025
Joe Fyans explores how councils can seize investment opportunities and manage risks as they tap i...
TRANSFORMATION
Threading the needle of cheaper and better isn't about efficiency and automation
By Dr Catherine Howe | 22 October 2025
During this time of transformation, design of technology needs to be in lockstep with the design ...
COHESION
Flags, free speech and duty of care
By Pam Parkes | 21 October 2025
Pam Parkes says that in a polarised climate, issues of identity and belonging will continue to su...
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£57,237 - £59,577 per annum
You will work collaboratively across various council services, external partners and stakeholders Apply for this job
Deputy Chief Executive & Director of Place
£132,063 - £145,050 plus lease car allowance of £9,576
You will play a key role in shaping the Council's strategic direction while leading a broad portfolio spanning economic development Apply for this job
Assistant Director Port Health
£74,550 - £85,030 per annum inclusive of all allowances
A key role in shaping and delivering a wide ranging regulatory agenda, from implementing ng relevant legislation Apply for this job
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