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Take heart in the high street
By Susan Hinchcliffe | 26 October 2026
UK high streets can be revitalised through local leadership, long-term investment, mixed-use regeneration and thriving town centres, says Susan Hinchcliffe.
Rayner expected to send in commissioners to Bedford BC
By Dan Peters | 15 October 2026
Communities secretary Angela Rayner has indicated that the Government is minded to appoint commissioners to Bedford BC after a Best Value inspection.
EXCLUSIVE: Outgoing Solace president issues rewiring the state warning
By Paul Marinko | 21 October 2026
Solace chief urges local government to ‘seize the moment’ amid concerns of divisions derailing the rewiring the state agenda.
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...
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 ...
Over 80,000 children face year-long waits for community health appointments
By Emily Whitehouse | 23 October 2026
More than 80,000 children and young people in England have waited over a year from community heal...
Data Cymru reprimanded over failings that exposed data
By William Eichler | 22 October 2026
Data Cymru has been reprimanded by a regulator after a ransomware attack exposed the personal inf...
Local government seeks SEND deficit clarity ahead of Budget
By Martin Ford | 22 October 2026
Local government has called for clarity on deficits arising from special educational needs and di...
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£170,000 per annum
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Executive Director Finance, Governance and Assets (s151)
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You will play a pivotal role in the strategic leadership and daily management of our school. Apply for this job
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Getting online back in line
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Local government: Leading through testing times
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Welsh lessons to end homelessness
By Cllr Sara Burch | 14 October 2026
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How councils can create smoke and vape-free spaces
By Dr Sarah McNulty | 12 October 2026
Dr Sarah McNulty explains how Knowsley is leading local action to protect children and advance sm...
Local markets are the key to re-invigorating our high streets
By Rosie Maguire | 05 October 2026
Local markets can revitalise high streets, strengthen communities and build resilient local econo...
Why devolution needs locality
By Julia Smith | 22 October 2026
Julia Smith says Blaby DC sees every day the value of working closely with local people, and the ...
Pervasive centralism continues
By Ian Miller | 22 October 2026
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Local state, national ambition
By Helen Bailey | 22 October 2026
In the latest in a series of articles looking at a reimagined role for local government in a rewi...
Councils must prove their relevance
By Barry Quirk | 21 October 2026
As the sector awaits the arrival of a devolution White Paper expected to contain a blueprint for ...
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