Beyond the Leisure Centre: How to make the case for active wellbeing investment
This special report from LocalGov and Alliance Leisure makes the case for repositioning council leisure provision as prevention infrastructure.
Devolution and putting place first
29/06/2026 The real lesson of Andy Burnham's Makerfield success, argues Dr Jonathan Carr-West, is that place – not personality – is the key to Britain's future. |
Turning the page on prison libraries
25/06/2026 Emma-Louise McLellan looks at the important – and often life-changing – work GLL has helped facilitiate within prison libraries. |
Fiscal Devolution – has stuff just got real?
25/06/2026 As Andy Burnham prepares to enter Downing Street, Localis' Jonathan Werran asks whether his premiership will unlock tax-raising powers for local government. |
Half a century in the chamber
24/06/2026 Cllr Dr James Walsh was elected to Arun District Council in 1975. Here he tells LocalGov what he's learned about trust, transformation and keeping it local. |
Local Government Reorganisation: What councils must get right
19/06/2026 Elliott Fletcher of Managementors warns that LGR will only deliver its promised savings if councils tackle operational change head-on. |
Business Rates: Finding cost savings through the haze
09/06/2026 Chris Grose of Hartnell Taylor Cook explains how public sector bodies can review their business rates liabilities and find savings in challenging times. |
The little button quietly saving UK councils from a thousand complaint emails
28/05/2026 Councils spend thousands handling complaints, calls and enquiries generated by underperforming web pages. The fix costs a fraction of that. |
The Place Director of the Future
26/05/2026 Katie Stewart, the new president of ADEPT and Executive Director Environment at the City of London Corporation, on the evolving demands of place leadership. |
The Fuel Crisis: Why it’s time to accelerate electrification
21/05/2026 Rising fuel prices and grid challenges are piling pressure on council fleet managers — but the case for accelerating electrification has never been stronger. |
Who do you complain to? The new rules on social housing
20/05/2026 The Renters' Rights Act has extended the LGSCO's jurisdiction to cover non-tenant social housing complaints. The Ombudsman explains what councils need to know. |
New Councils, Old Lessons: What the class of 2026 needs to know
15/05/2026 Colin Copus of De Montfort University reflects on the challenges ahead for new members, officers and the councils they must now run together. |
After the Votes: Why HR and OD are crucial to delivering new political mandates
15/05/2026 PPMA President Sandra Farquharson argues that HR and OD professionals have a pivotal role to play in turning new administrations' promises into outcomes. |
Kent CC streamlines asset management with Brightly Software’s Confirm system
14/05/2026 Kent CC carried out work that automated its asset management processes, resulting in significant improvements to operational efficiency and data accuracy. |
'We survived the election': The wellbeing crisis facing electoral services teams
13/05/2026 LocalGov speaks to the Association of Electoral Administrators about the human cost of delivering elections and whether it is sustainable. |
What are the Green Party’s priorities in local government?
12/05/2026 From climate action to housing and transport, the Green Party’s growing role in local government highlights its expanding influence across councils. |
Your guide to making good decisions as a new councillor
08/05/2026 With new councillors taking their seats following the local elections, the LGA's guidance on effective decision-making offers a framework for getting it right. |
Designing for cohesion
07/05/2026 Tom Fairey, Development Director at Alliance Leisure, discusses how community spaces can strengthen local connections. |
How a fair competition process with community involvement can have a lasting impact
06/05/2026 How the Grenfell Memorial process shows RIBA competitions uniting communities, the Government and experts to create a lasting legacy. |
Turning AI ambition into results in local government
06/05/2026 Stuart MacDonald, COO at TechnologyOne, argues that councils embracing AI must get the basics right first or else risk technology accelerating inefficiencies. |
Grooming Gangs Inquiry: The caveats that could let perpetrators off
05/05/2026 Too many caveats surrounding local investigations could jeopardise the statutory inquiry into grooming gangs, says Forbes Solicitors' Alastair Gillespie. |
