LocalGov to partner with LATCo Conference 2026
LocalGov confirmed as the official media partner for the LATCo Conference & Exhibition 2026, supporting the event in highlighting innovation and best practice.
Edible playgrounds sprout up in Sunderland schools
12/09/2025 Three primary schools in Sunderland are embracing outdoor learning with the installation of new Edible Playgrounds. |
Call for greater play provision in urban areas
09/09/2025 Play spaces for children are being neglected in favour of local housing developments, a study suggests. |
Council chiefs demand funding to boost children’s play facilities
10/06/2025 The Local Government Association (LGA) has called for ‘long-term, consistent funding’ to help councils implement the national play strategy. |
The joys of inclusive play
12/02/2024 Nathalie Esfandi, co-founder of the Fair Play playground, discusses the important role local councils can play in creating inclusive play environments. |
Majority support restrictions on fast food advertising
23/05/2023 Three-quarters of adults would like their local council to be able to restrict unhealthy food and drink advertising near schools and playgrounds, poll finds. |
London councils struggle to keep playgrounds open
03/05/2023 Local authorities in London are struggling to maintain their playgrounds due to a lack of funding, new survey reveals. |
Access to public play spaces is 'unfair and unequal' research finds
09/02/2022 Campaigners have calls for councils to receive ring-fenced funding to ensure every child has access to a public playground after finding access to play is unfair and unequal' across the UK. |
Council chiefs in Scotland welcome £5m play park investment
23/08/2021 Local authority leaders in Scotland have agreed a £5m investment package with Holyrood in order to modernise play parks across the country. |
It’s time for councils to get serious about play
06/04/2021 Naomi Danquah explains how Redbridge and Cardiff Councils are using the pandemic to reimagine outdoor play. |
Council fined for death of girl following playground collapse
22/01/2021 A council in London has been fined £330,000 after a five-year-old girl died when playground equipment collapsed on top of her. |
The winners of the 2020 Street Design Awards
18/12/2020 To end the year on a positive note, we are delighted to announce the winners of the 2020 Street Design Awards. |
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Campaigners call for details on reopening playgrounds
04/06/2020 The Government has been urged to invest £100m in play provision to avoid a ‘catastrophic’ impact on children’s health by the Association of Play Industries (API). |
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Playing outside helps build ‘connected communities’, research says
17/03/2020 Researchers have called on local authorities to ‘recognise and value’ the contribution of residents who organise playing out sessions for children. |
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Last chance to enter the Street Design Awards
25/02/2020 There are only a few days left to enter the Street Design Awards 2020. |
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Only a month left to enter Street Design Awards 2020
30/01/2020 There is now only a month left to enter the Street Design Awards 2020, which celebrate best practice and innovation across the UK. |
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The launch of the 2020 Street Design Awards
05/11/2019 The Street Design Awards 2020 have now been launched to celebrate best practice and innovation across the UK. |
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Calls for ugent investment in public playgrounds
05/08/2019 The decline in public playgrounds is ‘pushing’ children away from outdoor play, a new survey has revealed. |
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The winners of the 2019 Street Design Awards
26/06/2019 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. |
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Children's Play Commended: Salmon Street Scheme, Tower Hamlets LBC and Project Centre
25/06/2019 The creation of a play street in Tower Hamlets has been given the commended title of the Children's Play category in the 2019 Street Design Awards. |
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Children's Play Highly Commended: Golden Lane Estate Playground, City of London Corporation
25/06/2019 The Highly Commended title of the Children's Play category has been awarded to the refurbishment of the Golden Lane Estate in London. |
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Children's Play Runner-Up: Godley Gardens, Enable Leisure and Culture
25/06/2019 Godley Gardens in Wandsworth has been chosen as this year's runner-up in the Children's Play category of the Street Design Awards. |
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Children's Play: Winner: Milner Square, Islington LBC
25/06/2019 The winner of this year's Children's Play category is Islington LBC for the new play scheme at Milner Square. |
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Play as a powerful motivator
26/04/2019 Beth Cooper explores the value of play and green places in preserving the nation’s health. |
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Report warns children's screen time has replaced outdoor play
17/01/2019 Children should spend a maximum of two hours in front of a screen during their recreational time to encourage them to play outside more, a new report has urged today. |
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Welsh minister announces £2m to promote play
11/12/2018 The Welsh government yesterday announced that £2m would be made available to local authorities to help them deliver play opportunities for children in their areas. |
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Councils forced to close nearly 350 playgrounds in past four years
12/11/2018 Councils have been forced to close 347 playgrounds across England since 2014, new research has revealed. |
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Austerity forcing councils to close playgrounds
13/04/2017 Local authorities have closed hundreds of playgrounds over the last couple of years – and are planning on closing hundreds more, research reveals. |
