5/26/2026

Katie Stewart, the new president of ADEPT and Executive Director Environment at the City of London Corporation, on the evolving demands of place leadership.

1/29/2025

A decade-long study by an environmental charity has exposed the extent of England's litter 'crisis', with more than 90% of surveyed sites found to contain rubbish.

10/2/2024

Local authorities across the UK have been invited to apply for grants to improve access to nature and green spaces in urban areas.

9/12/2024

A new report has called for a ‘whole place’ reform of public services to improve local outcomes and support national missions.

7/25/2024

A funding stream should be created to drive the second iteration of Total Place, a report has argued.

5/17/2024

North Yorkshire Council is ditching plans to stop using apostrophes on street signs and has promised to reinstate the punctuation mark on a controversial sign.

5/7/2024

Apostrophes will be omitted from street signs produced by North Yorkshire Council to the dismay of residents and grammarians alike.

11/13/2023

Places and infrastructure must be adapted to support an ageing population, particularly in rural areas, according to England's chief medical officer.

7/4/2023

Claire McColgan, director of Culture Liverpool, discusses the role of culture in place making, the topic of her talk today at the LGA annual conference.

6/1/2023

To ensure our communities are inclusive, it is important that all places are dementia friendly, writes Ailidh Aikman, Dementia Services Development Centre.

6/1/2023

Cumberland Council has unveiled plans to make Carlisle city centre ‘more vibrant and welcoming’.

7/26/2022

Alexandros Marcoulides makes a number of recommendations to help councils ensure partnerships with the private sector succeed.

1/27/2022

Merton LBC has completed its widest-ever engagement programme on what a post-pandemic borough in south London looks like. Council leader Mark Allison and CEO Hannah Doody explain.

1/12/2022

Parish and town council leaders have called for local councils to have access to the same funding initiatives as principal authorities.

11/10/2021

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council has launched a new placemaking company to drive forward stewardship-led regeneration.

4/29/2021

Residents of built up commuter and ‘affluent’ towns, particularly those living in London, are the most satisfied with where they live, according to new research.

4/17/2020

Nathan Coyle calls on councils to build on community cohesion and have conversations about tactical urbanism when Covid-19 restrictions are over.

7/31/2019

Andrea Arnall explains how local authorities can maximise the potential of town centre regeneration and attract investment.

7/1/2019

The Northern Powerhouse has celebrated its fifth birthday. But what is it, and what has it achieved? Mark Whitehead investigates.

6/28/2019

Michael White of BT looks at how digital technology can enhance placeshaping.

6/28/2019

Jamie Coath explains how councils can unlock the potential of town halls to deliver social value and revenue.

6/27/2019

Nigel Wilcock calls for a different approach to tackle regional imbalances in economic growth.

6/26/2019

From the restoration of a historic burial site to a successful and innovative road safety scheme, the winners of the 2019 Street Design Awards have been revealed.

6/25/2019

Karle Burford discusses how local authorities can utilise effective placemaking and masterplanning to succesfully regenerate neglected town centres.

6/17/2019

The MJ and BT recently conducted a survey among local authority directors into their perceptions of place and their role in enhancing it with the aid of digital technology.