Best Practice The MJ
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Leading the way on the climate emergency
February 11, 2021
West Yorkshire Combined Authority’s approach to tackling the biggest challenge of our times led to it winning the Climate Emergency category at The MJ Awards last year, as Dan Peters reports.
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Leading Greenwich through crisis
February 3, 2021
Cllr Danny Thorpe outlines how Greenwich RLBC changed its processes at pace to support residents throughout COVID-19 – at times branching out into the unknown.
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Watford is taking care of business
January 29, 2021
Marie Power outlines Watford BC’s approach to ensuring their business community survives, revives and thrives in the face of the COVID-19 challenge.
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When a digital community is the answer
January 26, 2021
Kathy Kyle Bonomini outlines how she and her team have created a free community platform and social media channels to enable groups to collaborate on high street rejuvenation.
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Winning on social housing in Hull
January 21, 2021
The combination of austerity and welfare reform led Hull City Council to rethink its support for its social housing tenants. The end result has been an award winning service. The MJ reports.
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Sampling COVID’s impact on Surrey
January 18, 2021
Michael Coughlin describes how Surrey CC is developing a ‘rich and granular’ understanding of how its residents, communities and the local economy are being impacted by the pandemic.
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Why Hackney's sharing of Windrush heroes’ stories stood out
January 13, 2021
Hackney LBC received the ‘delivering best outcomes’ award at The MJ Achievement Awards. Martin Ford looks at the reasons behind the success of its Windrush Generations programme.
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Creating good days at work
December 8, 2020
Tracy Walters explains how the West Midlands Combined Authority has supported the workforce during the pandemic with a holistic approach to health and wellbeing.
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Turning the transfer tide in East Riding
December 8, 2020
Chris Newman and Louise Robinson look at the key considerations and lessons from what is believed to be the biggest transfer of tenanted homes so far from a housing association to a local authority.
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Tewkesbury puts its customers in control
December 3, 2020
Graeme Simpson explains why Tewkesbury BC is changing to a new digital platform to transform the way it interacts with its customers online.
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No place like home
December 3, 2020
Building on its experiences earlier in the pandemic, Reading Council’s ‘Home First’ is its embedded approach for those leaving hospital or needing more support. Cllr Tony Jones explains why.
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Child vulnerability evaluated
December 2, 2020
Deven Ghelani looks at what more can be done to stop children from falling into crisis, and examines how data can be used to secure better outcomes for the most vulnerable.
