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Everyday community engagement is quietly transforming lives
COHESION

Everyday community engagement is quietly transforming lives

By Caroline Green | 15 September 2025

Frontline officers and grassroots initiatives are fostering integration, wellbeing, and social cohesion, says Caroline Green.

LIBRARIES

Using the power of conversation to improve people's lives

By Mark McCree | 27 August 2025

Oxfordshire CC's participation in the national Making Every Contact Count initiative has transfo...

COMMUNITIES

Sharing power with the people

By Cllr Dom Ford | 21 July 2025

Cllr Dom Ford sets out how Adur and Worthing councils are unlocking the power of communities and ...

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Citizen engagement: a new paradigm for local government

By Jason Lowther | 01 July 2025

Citizen engagement is sometimes treated as something at the margins of decision-making, but a new...

COHESION

Independent cohesion commission launched

By Martin Ford | 30 June 2025

An independent commission on community and cohesion has been established to look into the ‘root c...

COHESION

Unrest due to local 'negligence'

By Martin Ford | 24 June 2025

Unrest due to breakdowns on social cohesion has been blamed on ‘negligence at the local level’.

PUBLIC SERVICE REFORM

Shifting from cure to prevention in Cardiff

By Stephen Taylor | 11 June 2025

Total Place, relational public services and community engagement are at the core of a move to foc...

LG CHALLENGE

Making Stroud future fit

By Grace Perks | 04 June 2025

Grace Perks reports from the latest leg of the LG Challenge, where the teams went head-to-head to...

AI

Democracy, tech, people and power

By Miriam Levin | 03 June 2025

Demos is working with a coalition of partners including New Local to deliver Waves – a $1m projec...

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

The importance of connecting with communities

By Heather Jameson | 01 May 2025

Heather Jameson says: 'As we shift to local government reorganisation, fears of distant democracy...

CLIMATE EMERGENCY

Why you've got to have faith

By Nadia Khan | 24 February 2025

Nadia Khan and Kristian Noll believe faith-based organisations’ financial leverage make them well...

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frederica-diamanta

Head of Housing

£79,968 - £87,755

Lead with purpose. Inspire change. Shape the future of housing in Powys. Apply for this job

Powys County Council

Educational Psychologist

Soulbury Scale A 4-9, plus up to 3 SPA points.

Our newly developed EMBRACE framework guides the actions we take as a team Apply for this job

North East Lincolnshire Council

Director of Business Solutions

£133,234

This is a unique opportunity to play a central role in shaping the region’s economic future and driving long-term prosperity. Apply for this job

Tees Valley Combined Authority