New SIGOMA chair: ‘We need certainty’ on council funding
Mayor Chris Cooke, new chair of the Special Interest Group of Municipal Authorities (SIGOMA), talks to LocalGov about collaborative governance and funding.
Why devolution is the solution to stronger public services
23/04/2026 Chelsea Chamberlin, Chief Technology Officer at Roc Technologies, argues that devolution can help the UK local government sector pool talent, cut costs and improve digital public services. |
First-of-kind ‘health neighbourhood’ gets go-ahead
29/04/2024 A multi-million pound ‘health innovation neighbourhood’ has received outline planning permission from Newcastle City Council. |
Blackpool neighbourhood to be demolished to build £65m campus
11/04/2024 Blackpool Council's planning committee has approved the demolition of a town centre neighbourhood to clear space for a new £65m university campus. |
Council digs up ‘remarkable’ evidence of pre-Christian royal practice
27/11/2023 A local authority’s community archaeology project has found ‘rare and remarkable evidence’ of the practice of pre-Christian beliefs at a royal site. |
Record number of disadvantaged students apply for college or university
17/02/2022 More than a quarter of young people from the most disadvantaged areas have applied to start university or college this autumn, new figures have shown. |
Councils to partner with universities to reform services
13/05/2016 Council chiefs are to work closely with universities to help re-design public services in six areas. |
