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DEVOLUTION

Now is the time to bring central and local government closer together

By Cllr James Jamieson | 20 September 2022

During what has been a historic period of national mourning, councils provided important leadersh...

COMMUNITIES

In search of levelling up's missing link

By Anna von Griesheim | 14 September 2022

It isn’t just the services that will create change in ‘left-behind’ places, but the way they are ...

COMMUNITIES

Helping communities mark a life devoted to public service

By Heather Jameson | 14 September 2022

From proclamations to processions, local government is working tirelessly in the background to en...

COMMUNICATIONS

Councils lead nation in mourning

By Martin Ford | 13 September 2022

Councils have led the nation in mourning after the death of Queen Elizabeth II as they helped mar...

LGIU

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II – our country's greatest public servant

By Jonathan Carr-West | 09 September 2022

Dr Jonathan Carr-West says Her Majesty the Queen understood the value of places and embodied ever...

HOUSING

Is your area a health inequality hotspot?

By Helen Undy | 06 September 2022

Local authorities have a wide range of tools to tackle some of the biggest challenges faced by pe...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

The harvest of our community farm will be a widespread one

By Gill Kneller | 06 September 2022

East Hampshire DC's community farm plan will create an opportunity that brings its corporate stra...

CULTURE

Welcoming Notting Hill Carnival home

By Terry Oliver | 24 August 2022

Terry Oliver explains how Kensington and Chelsea Council works behind the scenes year-round to he...

LEISURE

It's payback time Dudley style

By Shaun Keasey | 24 August 2022

 Shaun Keasey outlines how Dudley MBC is getting community payback following the introduction of ...

SOLACE

Councils cannot solve this crisis alone

By Kersten England | 17 August 2022

Kersten England says central Government has the muscle to head off the misery faced by millions. ...