Commercial trading profits local authorities
December 9, 2022
Justin Galliford highlights the benefits to councils of the returns from external trading
Justin Galliford highlights the benefits to councils of the returns from external trading
Pivoting from traditional leisure services to focusing on active wellbeing can help build the long term health of communities. Duncan Wood-Allum from SLC explains how it differs from traditional leisure contracts
Local government must confront pressing 'elephant in the room' issues head-on if it is to foster transparency, accountability and effective governance, says chief executive of Local Partnerships Adele Gritten.
Alex Fox invites those attending the Spring Seminar to share with IMPOWER - at its workshop or on its stand - the stories of how their areas are approaching this period’s unique challenges.
Steve Wilson of Commercial Services Group says councils can start to build a true talent pipeline if they can develop their own employer value proposition.
GLL’s Chris Hebblewhite reveals progress on the co-op’s five year sustainability strategy.
Are we winning the war or losing the battle? Toni Hall and Julie Towers share their experience as the pattern of leadership recruitment within the sector ebbs and flows
Jonathan Swain and Rebecca Rampat from executive recruitment specialists McLean Public highlight what local government can do to ensure it attracts commercial sector talent in a changing recruitment market.
Natasha Hilton-Keane takes a look at the increasing tactic of sending out advance questions as one way to get the best out of candidates within an interview.
If we are to tackle the climate crisis, we need to start with homes. Simon Hourihan explains some of the research being carried out to make developments more sustainable in the future
As the focus on levelling up in amplified, Pete John says the demand to fill regeneration and place roles is high.
During the pandemic we have all learned that working online is more than just moving the existing processes online. How we work and even what we do needs to be designed for the medium. We recently supported a design workshop with a number of authorities and the consensus was very clear that design methods have come on leaps and bounds in placing the customer at the centre, some are less effective at determining whether we have built the future we need.
Government measures to push councils into meeting their housing targets are ‘toothless’, a development consultancy has claimed.
The engineering company Arup has been appointed to lead a consortium to help local authorities access the £3.6bn Towns Fund.
George Agyemang of Penna looks at the rising demand for interims in development, planning and regeneration.
Cities minister Greg Clark has backed a new coalition of business and council leaders from across Cambridge, Essex and London aimed at securing economic growth for the region.
Croydon LBC has appointed Mott McDonald as the lead consultant on its project to regenerate the College Green area of the town.
Middlesbrough Council’s new directly-elected mayor has dropped plans to transfer a new number of services to a proposed joint venture with the Norfolk CC-owned Norse Group.