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Alison McKenzie-Folan

Articles by Alison McKenzie-Folan

Breathing new life into a cultural jewel

By Alison McKenzie-Folan | 17 January 2024

The power of culture is transforming a much-loved historic hall in Wigan. Once completed its impa...

Shaping a new era for Wigan Council

By Alison McKenzie-Folan | 03 February 2023

The Wigan Deal is a movement for change that rewrote the rules, says the council's chief executiv...

Turbo-charging our digital economy through inclusion

By Alison McKenzie-Folan | 10 October 2022

As the 2022 Solace Summit in Birmingham draws closer, Alison McKenzie-Folan says it is crucial th...

Cheering a public health champion

By Alison McKenzie-Folan | 08 August 2022

Professor Kate Ardern has retired after a stellar career in local government public health. Aliso...

Helping staff speak up on gambling

By Alison McKenzie-Folan | 13 October 2020

Wigan MBC is the first local authority in the country to sign a charter pledging to support emplo...

Light at the end of the uncertainty

By Alison McKenzie-Folan | 28 July 2020

Alison McKenzie-Folan describes how Wigan and Greater Manchester are sustaining arts and culture ...

Place-based principles' critical response is working

By Alison McKenzie-Folan | 01 April 2020

Alison Mckenzie-Folan explains how Wigan’s place-based model of integrated public service delive...

Wigan's next chapter

By Alison McKenzie-Folan | 23 October 2019

The success of Wigan MBC’s 2013 Deal has prompted the council go one step further with Deal 2030....

Wigan's fire within

By Alison McKenzie-Folan | 05 June 2019

A year ago, Wigan MBC commissioned its new cultural strategy. Alison McKenzie-Folan, explains how...