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CULTURE
LG Challenge: Culture comes to the fore in Calderdale
By William Harley | 01 March 2024
Candidates arrived in the Calder Valley for the latest round of the LG Challenge – using their sk...
CLIMATE CHANGE
A Dynamic win on waste
By Jenson Kemp | 20 February 2024
The Local Government Association’s LG Challenge 2024 kicked off with a focus on recycling, reuse,...
INNOVATION
Winning plan to leverage AI's power
By Heather Jameson | 27 September 2023
Lewis Sheldrake’s AI Labs project offering a framework to bring the power of artificial intellige...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
A town centre for the future
By Rachel Robinson | 29 June 2023
Contestants headed to Wigan for the final round of the 2023 LG Challenge, to present their propos...
HEALTH
LG Challenge 4: A focus on prevention in Stockton
By Michael Balls | 08 June 2023
Round four of the Local Government Challenge hosted by Stockton-on-Tees BC put the focus on early...
WASTE
LG Challenge 3: The Greener Future challenge at Cherwell DC
By Frankie Stott | 04 May 2023
Round three of the Local Government Challenge hosted by Cherwell DC asked contestants to design a...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
A golden approach to tackling deprivation
By Ellise Huntley-Bennett | 11 April 2023
Contestants headed to Cheltenham for the second Local Government Challenge this year, to look at ...
ENVIRONMENT
Hunt is on for council heroes
By Georgia Goddard | 29 March 2023
The Local Government Association’s annual competition that puts the best talent in the sector to ...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
Searching for council superstars
By Michael Barrett | 01 December 2021
The Local Government Association’s prestigious annual competition putting the sector’s top talent...
MANAGEMENT
Ten of the best step up
09 December 2019
The 10 contestants taking part in the Local Government Challenge 2020 introduce themselves – and ...
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