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Why more areas should become Boroughs of Sport
HEALTH

Why more areas should become Boroughs of Sport

By Cllr Ross Garrod | 27 March 2026

Merton is on a mission to become London’s first Borough of Sport, says Ross Garrod. He sets out five simple steps it used to adopt a whole council approach to physical activity.

PARKING

Preventing illegal parking

By Glynn Barton | 25 March 2026

Amanda Barrie and Glynn Barton explain how BCP Council implemented a landmark government trial to...

DATA & DIGITAL

Ensuring Wigan has a big role to play in a digital future

By Cllr Nazia Rehman | 24 March 2026

Wigan is harnessing the regenerative power of AI with positive implications for the local economy...

COMMUNICATIONS

Cruising through the council pre-election comms challenge

By Louise Neilan | 19 March 2026

Louise Neilan provides a steer to key officers on how to keep councils on the right side of the g...

COMMUNICATIONS

Reimagining the corporate video

By Nick Eveleigh | 17 March 2026

A poem by a young Chelmsford spoken word artist became the foundation of a two-minute piece of ci...

PLANNING

South Staffordshire bucks national trend on planning enforcement

By Catherine Gutteridge | 16 March 2026

Catherine Gutteridge says South Staffordshire Council is standing apart as a positive exception b...

REORGANISATION

Getting local government reorganisation land transfers right

By Raj Flora-Seehra | 16 March 2026

By reviewing portfolios in advance, councils can avoid unnecessary complications and ensure the t...

The MJ Future Forum latest

By Dan Peters | 12 March 2026

Missed The MJ Future Forum? Catch up with all the latest from our 24-hour summit where we heard f...

GOVERNANCE

Getting ahead of the local election results

By Ed Hammond | 04 March 2026

Prior to the publication of a new practice guide from the Centre for Governance and Scrutiny, Ed ...

YOUTH SERVICES

Plymouth powers up youth futures

By Cllr Jemima Laing | 16 February 2026

Cllr Jemima Laing says Plymouth is backing its young people and investing in the city’s future pr...

EMERGENCY PLANNING

Finding 'ordinary' ways to build up local resilience

By Jim Savege | 16 February 2026

By mobilising community groups, councils are building proactive ways of responding to emergencie...

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£103,464 | 37 hours per week | Permanent

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