Protecting the public realm without shutting it down
As Martyn's Law approaches, this free special report from LocalGov and Hill & Smith sets out how councils can protect public spaces without shutting them down.
Public backs devolution but wants deprived areas prioritised
25/09/2026 Devolution must deliver tangible economic change for England's left-behind towns and neighbourhoods if it is to retain public support, report argues. |
Councils urged to pool buying powers to back British Steel
26/08/2026 The chief exec and leader of North Lincs Council have written to English councils asking them to use their ‘collective buying power' to back British steel. |
LGA: Councils play ‘critical’ part in boosting growth
29/09/2025 Old towns and cities could generate £13bn for the economy, analysis has revealed. |
West Midlands expected to be worst hit by Trump tariffs
07/04/2025 The West Midlands is expected to be the region worst hit by President Donald Trump's 10% tariff on UK exports to the US, a charity has said. |
Councils awarded decarbonisation funding
07/01/2025 Five local authorities in the Midlands have been awarded grant funding to develop decarbonisation plans for industrial zones in their areas. |
Skills shortage ‘putting brakes’ on net zero
12/12/2023 The skills shortage is undermining efforts to reduce carbon emissions and effectively tackle the climate crisis, local authority leaders in London have warned. |
Council ‘saddened’ by proposed job cuts at rail factory
16/11/2023 A council leader has urged ministers to commit to the industrial sector after the UK’s largest rail assembly factory announced 1,330 jobs are at risk in Derby. |
£600m boost for Oxford and Swindon Mini factories
12/09/2023 The BMW Group will invest more than £600m in its Mini plants in Oxford and Swindon as its electric production gains pace. |
West Midlands Combined Authority signs £2bn warehouse partnership
18/05/2023 The West Midlands Combined Authority has announced a £2bn partnership to create warehouse facilities in the region over the next 10 years. |
Council chiefs welcome call to address creative skills ‘blind spot’
17/01/2023 Council leaders have welcomed a call for a Government focus on fixing the educational ‘blind spots' and digital skills shortage impacting creative industries. |
Council grants planning permission for Europe’s largest lithium refinery
28/11/2022 Planning permission has been granted to develop Europe’s largest lithium hydroxide refinery in Teesside, a move aimed at boosting the EV battery industry. |
Deal to secure British Steel nearly ‘over the line'
16/08/2019 A deal is close to being finalised that could see the struggling steel manufacturer British Steel brought out of insolvency. |
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British Steel’s financial troubles could cost councils nearly £3m
22/05/2019 Local authorities could lose £2.8m in business rates should British Steel go into administration, a real estate company has calculated. |
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‘Local industrial strategies’ needed to boost employment in cities, think tank says
16/08/2017 A think tank has called on the Government to devise ‘local industrial strategies’ in order to tackle unemployment and underemployment in the UK’s major cities. |
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Local leadership priority in industrial strategy says Clark
21/07/2017 The Government needs to focus on place-based leadership, the business secretary has said. |
