Communities

By Paul O'Brien | 05 December 2019

Paul O'Brien says the public will be fairly unforgiving if, having raised their expectations on p...

CRIME

'Safe places' needed in Greater Manchester to divert youth from violent crime

By Ann McGauran | 05 December 2019

Communities in Greater Manchester feel there is an urgent need to create safe places and strong r...

CRIME

'Ten years or life'

By Ann McGauran | 04 December 2019

New research aims to understand the drivers of recent hikes in violent crime involving young peop...

ENVIRONMENT

It's party time

By Paul Marinko | 03 December 2019

With just a week to polling day, the race to form the next Government is nearly over. Here Paul M...

Post Christmas blues

27 November 2019

We all know that local government’s reputation as a bunch of jobsworthy killjoys is completely un...

TRANSFORMATION

Once upon a place...

By Susan Parsonage | 27 November 2019

Susan Parsonage says the stories local leaders tell have tremendous power to remind us of our com...

ELECTIONS

Can the party leaders cut through to the issues that matter most?

27 November 2019

In the context of moving into almost presidential-style elections with a huge focus on party lead...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Making the most of our cultural assets

By Lawrence Conway | 27 November 2019

The three councils of Lancaster City, Barrow and South Lakeland are coming together to pilot a ne...

THIRD SECTOR

The Market leaders

By Kevin Foster | 19 November 2019

Kevin Foster explains the purpose of the East Sussex Social Value Marketplace – an online platfo...

BUSINESS

Social value must be more than a 'jumble sale'

By Andrew O'Brien | 19 November 2019

One of the challenges businesses often struggle with is how to deliver social value, writes Andre...

Assistant Director Democracy, Information and Elections

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Sheffield City Council

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