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CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Making the right choice for the next generation

By Emmet Regan | 09 July 2026

Emmet Regan looks at the factors to consider when choosing the best model for the delivery of children’s services during local government reorganisation.

HIGH STREETS

How councils can help businesses connect with their largest untapped market

By Pippa Mannerings | 07 July 2026

Older consumers continue to be overlooked by many businesses. Pippa Mannerings details the role l...

TRANSFORMATION

Systems to shape next-Gen councils

By Simon Parker | 07 July 2026

AI, multidisciplinary teams and community-focused leadership could redefine how councils deliver ...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Burnham's vision puts local government centre stage

By Heather Jameson | 02 July 2026

Burnham's devolution agenda raises expectations, but delivery challenges and local government cap...

RESILIENCE

Preparing for the next food fight

By Vic Harper | 02 July 2026

Council leaders should use the Crisis and Resilience Fund to lock in prevention before the next f...

LOCAL ECONOMIES

Taking back control

By Sarah Longlands | 01 July 2026

Is Burnham’s vision of the productive state a licence for local government to take back control, ...

REORGANISATION

The years ahead present a real opportunity to continue to build on Breckland's successes

By Maxine O'Mahony | 29 June 2026

As Maxine O'Mahony looks ahead to the years before transition, she believes 'some of our most exc...

REORGANISATION

Rebuilding localism from the ashes of structural reform

By Colin Copus | 25 June 2026

Steve Leach and Colin Copus say that as reorganisation accelerates, leaders should consider how c...

REORGANISATION

LGR will succeed or fail on the frontline

By Charles Edwards | 24 June 2026

Reorganisation must protect frontline delivery, retain local knowledge and simplify services, say...

NEIGHBOURHOOD HEALTH

Turning neighbourhood health from policy into practice

By Helen Bromley | 19 June 2026

The chairs of Cheshire and Merseyside’s All Together Fairer Board and Neighbourhoods Task and Fin...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Building prosperity that stays local

By Nigel Wilcock | 19 June 2026

From major infrastructure projects to urban regeneration, successful places are those that conver...