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Lawrence Conway

Lawrence Conway

Lawrence Conway is chief executive of South Lakeland DC

Articles by Lawrence Conway

Local economic success is there for the taking

By Lawrence Conway | 18 January 2017

There are new opportunities for local government to boost economic growth - so long as leaders ar...

The case for a digital future

By Lawrence Conway | 01 November 2016

Financial challenges facing local government will become even bigger unless key behavioural chang...

Getting UK growth airborne

By Lawrence Conway | 12 October 2016

Ministers at the Conservative Party Conference revealed much about their plans for economic growt...

The best outcome for the North

By Lawrence Conway | 06 September 2016

Rural areas in the Lake District are working hard with city regions to strike a balance over hou...

Not a dull moment

By Lawrence Conway | 29 June 2016

With devolution, reorganisation, health, housing and savings, no one can ever say the work of a d...

All come to look for America

By Lawrence Conway | 25 February 2016

What is the future of districts? Lawrence Conway learns lessons from the US on cutting edge appro...

A sting in the tail

By Lawrence Conway | 10 November 2015

While it’s easy to get carried away with the latest buzzwords on strategy, Lawrence Conway makes ...

Speaking with one voice

By Lawrence Conway | 17 June 2015

Lawrence Conway considers what the devolution agenda looks like for district councils.

Planning to succeed

By Lawrence Conway | 10 March 2015

Adoption of a local plan has given South Lakeland certainty over future growth and delivered sign...

The customer segmentation challenge

By Lawrence Conway | 19 January 2015

Politicians and officers look differently at the differing needs of residents, but the challenge ...