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London boroughs to benefit from better bus shelter designs 09/02/2026 New bus shelter designs with improved safety and accessibility features are to be piloted at 27 different locations across the capital.
Guiding you to achieve your design aspirations 08/12/2025 Commissioning a design project can be complex and challenging. Discover how Network Rail, an infrastructure client, successfully delivered the Rail Clock through a RIBA Competition.

Digital Transformation, AI and Local Government: The Case for Workforce Upskilling

The new LocalGov and Multiverse report explores how workforce upskilling is driving smarter, more efficient, and inclusive local government transformation.

Using technology to access local financial support

With the Crisis and Resilience Fund beginning in April, Ren Yi Hooi, CEO at Lightning Reach, explores how technology can help councils improve financial help.

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Case Studies

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Company Anouncements

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Executive Director of Place and Customer

up to £179,404 per annum

Shape the Future of Essex. Drive climate action. Deliver for our communities. Essex

Recuriter: Essex County Council

Director of Social Work and Social Care

£100,731 to £104,625

You will join a values-driven senior leadership team, providing visible and responsive leadership. Manchester

Recuriter: Trafford Council

Housing Ombudsman

£130,095 per annum, negotiable based on experience.

The Housing Ombudsman Service allows colleagues to choose if they wish to work in the London office, from home or a hybrid of the two London (Greater)

Recuriter: Housing Ombudsman Service

Overview & Scrutiny Committee Member (Young Person Co-optee)

Volunteer role

Could you be the voice of young people in Oxfordshire? We’re looking for two young people aged 16–25 to join our Education and Young People Overview and Scrutiny Committee as co‑opted members. This is a voluntary, two‑year role running from June 2 Oxford

Recuriter: Oxfordshire County Council