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PLACE-MAKING
Rediscovering the purpose of economic strategy
By Sarah Longlands | 05 February 2025
Being able to identify and focus in on the key objective – the ‘why’ – of economic policy is unde...
FINANCE
Is this really handing local leaders power over their finances?
By Heather Jameson | 05 February 2025
There was no sense of irony in the finance settlement when the Ministry of Housing, Communities a...
WORKFORCE
Keeping the cogs turning on commerce
By Justin Galliford | 04 February 2025
Local authority trading companies have contributed to the fragmentation of the local government w...
LEADERSHIP
A challenge and a purpose
By Jonathan Stephenson | 04 February 2025
The inaugural London Bridges Walk was more than just a physical challenge. It was a powerful remi...
DEVOLUTION
A huge amount to resolve on reform
By Sheila Oxtoby | 04 February 2025
There is a feeling among some members of Great Yarmouth BC that a lack of engagement and discussi...
EMERGENCY PLANNING
The success of Martyn's Law hinges on collective efforts
By Nathan Emmerich | 03 February 2025
Nathan Emmerich explains Martyn’s Law’s two-tiered system of requirements for venues to ensure th...
HEALTH
Rays of hope for health
By Katherine Merrifield | 03 February 2025
Katherine Merrifield says that while the Devolution White Paper and the funding settlement set ou...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Has the time passed for more inquiries?
By Rebecca Foulkes | 03 February 2025
Rebecca Foulkes asks if the Government’s new proposals are enough to combat grooming and child se...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Ambitious plans are needed for the fix we're in
By Jonathan Werran | 03 February 2025
The Plan for Growth represents continuity in that it ‘misses the target in ways uncannily reminis...
LEADERSHIP
A back to the future moment, and it's still local that matters
By Stephen Gaskell | 03 February 2025
2025’s resolutions may be stacking up, but local government remains at the heart of delivery for ...
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Located in the heart of beautiful Gloucestershire, Stroud District Council is seeking a passionate, values-driven leader... Apply for this job
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