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Building Healthier Communities: The Case for Investing in Public Health

11/07/2025

Explore how targeted, community-based public health strategies can improve lives, reduce NHS pressure, and deliver cost savings for local authorities.

Mr Pothole: Fix our roads before another life is lost

10/06/2025

Britain’s roads are in crisis – and no one knows that better than Mark Morrell, aka Mr Pothole. LocalGov reports.

How to Fix Local Roads: Sustainable Road Maintenance Solutions for Local Government

06/06/2025

Explore expert insights on sustainable road maintenance and pothole repair, and learn how local government can fix the road network with proactive strategies.

Is immigration making the UK an ‘island of strangers’?

28/05/2025

LocalGov editor William Eichler spoke to Belong CEO Kelly Fowler to discuss immigration, social cohesion, and whether the UK was an ‘island of strangers’.

Highway Maintenance Budgets: The Long View

23/05/2025

Mark Stevens, ADEPT, talks about local authority highway maintenance budgets, looking at how they have been impacted over the years by funding cuts.

VE Day: Council duties under the Armed Forces Covenant

08/05/2025

As we mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day, Geoff Wild, Legal & Governance Consultant, looks at the duties of councils under the Armed Forces Covenant.

Are elections ripe for change?

06/05/2025

Peter Stanyon, chief executive of the Association of Electoral Administrators, sets out some recommendations for boosting turn out in local elections.

Councils click into the future of planning

22/04/2025

In town halls across the country, planning officers are racing to update their Local Plans — but this time, the process looks very different.

Potholes: Treating the illness not just the symptom

17/03/2025

With the publication of the ALARM survey, chair of the Asphalt Industry Alliance, David Giles, talks to LocalGov about investing in local roads.

Why councils need to get on the front foot with heat network regulation

17/03/2025

Government plans for heat network regulation will transform the sector. Simon Green, MD at GEM Environmental Building Services, urges councils to get ready.

Two ways to improve local authority finances

03/03/2025

The NAO has concluded insufficient action has been taken to address weaknesses in council finances. Teams from TLT LLP consider what councils should do next.

National Procurement Policy Statement: What local authorities need to know

20/02/2025

The Government’s statement guiding procurement reforms has landed. Peter Ware, partner at Browne Jacobson, explains the key points that councils need to know.

AI and the Pothole Crisis: Learning from 'Down Under’

04/02/2025

Leo Hanna, executive vice president UK at TechnologyOne, looks at what the UK can learn from Australia when it comes to using AI to identify potholes.

Who’s leading the way on waste reduction and food climate action?

30/01/2025

Annie Pickering, operations director at Climate Emergency UK, looks at which councils are leading the way when it comes to helping residents reduce waste.

Regeneration: Reviving our town centres

21/01/2025

Rowenna Davis, associate partner at Global Future Foundation, sets out 12 principles for reviving our town centres.

National Pothole Day: Time to focus on permanent repairs

14/01/2025

Mike Hansford, chief executive of the Road Surface Treatments Association (RSTA), says it’s time to focus on permanent pothole repairs.

The Temporary Accommodation Crisis: A call for urgent solutions

08/01/2025

Nathalie Meunier, sales director at offsite manufacturer Premier Modular, argues modular construction offers a solution to the temporary accommodation crisis.

Devolution revolution: Practical next steps for local authorities

20/12/2024

After a flurry of announcements affecting local government in the build-up to Christmas, councils must ensure they’re ready to get ahead of the curve in the New Year. Laura Hughes, partner at Browne Jacobson, offers some advice on this front.

Local government spends £3.4bn with 39 ‘strategic suppliers’

18/12/2024

Public procurement experts Tussell find that local government spending with the Government’s ‘strategic suppliers’ has remained flat for five years.

What councils would like for Christmas

17/12/2024

Jonathan Carr-West, chief executive of the LGIU, reflects on the English Devolution White Paper and considers what councils will be asking for this Christmas.

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