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REORGANISATION
Splitting successfully
By Kate Ryan | 13 May 2026
Kate Ryan explains why district disaggregation is LGR’s next challenge, and why sector-wide learning must be speeded up.
LOCAL ECONOMIES
Economic growth is not enough
By Tom Lloyd Goodwin | 12 May 2026
Strategic authorities must start treating economic development as health policy, says Tom Lloyd G...
REGENERATION
Regeneration: Now is the time to deliver by tackling inequalities
By Glen Athey | 12 May 2026
Glenn Athey feels we must embrace this opportunity to develop our communities and address inequal...
REGENERATION
Regeneration: Mitigating LGR's risks for struggling coastal communities
By Christopher Kerr | 12 May 2026
Local government reorganisation in England risks worsening conditions in already struggling coast...
LG CHALLENGE
LG Challenge: Building community engagement on regeneration in Stockport
By Virginia Ponton | 07 May 2026
The third Local Government Challenge 2026 arrived in Stockport to develop proposals on how the co...
CHIEF EXECUTIVES
EXCLUSIVE: Herefordshire top hire revealed as Walker walks
By Dan Peters | 01 May 2026
A chief executive who struck a settlement after a row with the authority he used to run is expect...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Denham criticises Pride in Place
By Dan Peters | 29 April 2026
A former local government secretary under the last Labour Government has criticised the party’s f...
PLACE-MAKING
From market town to modern destination: Barnsley's bold rebirth
By Matt O'Neill | 08 April 2026
Barnsley's transformation model offers a quiet reminder that resilience in town centres comes fro...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Government must match mayoral responsibility with the resources to make it real
By Andrew Carter | 08 April 2026
A significantly expanded Mayoral Capacity Fund would allow MCAs to recruit the commercial, financ...
HOUSING
New towns strategy faces critical test of local consent
By John Gregory | 01 April 2026
John Gregory examines how the Government's new towns programme prioritises speed over scale and w...
PLANNING
Turning 'unbuildable' land into housing capacity
By Simon Towers | 31 March 2026
Simon Towers discusses how local authorities can use biodiversity improvements to bring formerly ...
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