Bury Council’s executive director of children’s services is set to take early retirement in April next year after more than eight years working for the authority.
Knowsley Council and Liverpool City Council are set to enter into a unique arrangement to 'share' Knowsley's executive director of regeneration, economy and skills, Nick Kavanagh, in a temporary move agreed by the two councils' leaders.
More rural local authorities should adopt participatory budgeting, the Government’s rural watchdog, the Commission for Rural Communities (CRC), has said.
Dr Helen Paterson, Executive Director of Children’s Services for Sunderland City Council, explains why supporting Sure Start Children’s Centres is high up on the agenda to ensure that children in the city get the best start in life.
