Digital Transformation, AI and Local Government: The Case for Workforce Upskilling
The new LocalGov and Multiverse report explores how workforce upskilling is driving smarter, more efficient, and inclusive local government transformation.
Combined authority to crackdown on junk food ads
19/01/2026 Liverpool City Region is set to clampdown on junk food and high sugar drink advertising across publicly owned assets. |
Call for stricter enforcement around megafarm applications
06/11/2025 An advocacy group has urged councils to deny permission for livestock facilities that provide incomplete climate information. |
290,000 children missing out on free meals in childcare
20/10/2025 290,000 children under five in households claiming Universal Credit are missing out on free meals in nurseries, pre-schools, and childminders, report reveals. |
EXCLUSIVE: Food waste new burdens assessment still not completed
09/10/2025 Whitehall has yet to complete a new burdens assessment for introducing separate food waste collections with six months until the policy has to be implemented. |
Campaign groups condemn ‘absurdity’ of councils’ catering move
18/08/2025 The decision to adopt plant-based eating across multiple councils has been opposed by farming organisations. |
