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DEVOLUTION

Start using place-based data co-produced with citizens

By Saffron Woodcraft | 18 December 2024

If the new devolution agenda is to work, local government will need new data and evidence about local needs, aspirations, and lived experiences, says Saffron Woodcraft.

FUNDING

Districts punch well above their weight

By Gill Kneller | 17 December 2024

Compared to the overwhelming funding issues surrounding social care, district budgets might feel ...

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Floating Dover's community boat

By Dan Peters | 17 December 2024

Rebecca Dyer talks to Dan Peters about how Dover DC is acting as a facilitator, encouraging resid...

SOCIAL VALUE

Westminster's success in harnessing social value

By Cllr Geoff Barraclough | 12 December 2024

Cllr Geoff Barraclough explains how Westminster LBC is unlocking the benefits of social value fro...

COHESION

Summer riot hotspots suffered from 'fraying' of social fabric

By Martin Ford | 03 December 2024

Most towns hit by unrest during the summer suffer from a ‘fraying’ of social fabric, according to...

Effective partnership working on temporary housing is crucial

By Sheila Oxtoby | 03 December 2024

Sheila Oxtoby says: 'If vulnerable homeless people or others who require temporary housing are to...

REGENERATION

Opportunities for better outcomes

By Daniel Crowe | 27 November 2024

Daniel Crowe explains how the national network for neighbourhood improvement (3ni) is focusing on...

PROCUREMENT

Much for us to learn from Celtic community wealth building

By Sarah Evans | 25 November 2024

A community wealth building event looking at how the model is being used in the Celtic nations hi...

INCLUSIVE GROWTH

Making the missions happen

By Sarah Longlands | 20 November 2024

Labour should look to community wealth-building to achieve its self-proclaimed missions, writes S...

CLIMATE EMERGENCY

Retrofitting for planet, pocket and comfort

By Marina Robertson | 20 November 2024

Handing over a retrofit project to the local community has created a lasting legacy in Birmingham...

CULTURE

The golden thread linking local priorities

By Louis Coiffant-Gunn | 13 November 2024

Louis Coiffait-Gunn says libraries have evolved to meet the needs of their communities, and the s...

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