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CLIMATE CHANGE

Wales to consider funding bids straddling English border

By Paul Marinko | 11 September 2023

Wales’ economy minister has said he would consider funding bids from a new council partnership th...

HOUSING

Effective collaboration can help rising costs

By Ben Cummins | 11 September 2023

Qwest is a joint venture between Equans and Cheshire West & Chester Council that allows an innova...

BUSINESS

Embracing innovation is key to LATCOs

By Martin Cresswell | 11 September 2023

Martin Cresswell looks at the factors contributing to the success of Local Authority Trading Com...

COMMERCIALISM

Unlocking financial value through partnership

By Daniella Barrow | 11 September 2023

Senior director of Norse Consulting Daniella Barrow believes that joint ventures offer a model fo...

HOUSING

Can we refocus on public service reform now?

By Andrew Laird | 05 September 2023

Part of the challenge for governments in tackling poverty is to enable everyone to work together ...

HEALTH

Partnerships for prevention: Digital Dorset's health and social care

By Penny Syddall | 05 September 2023

Penny Syddall looks at how Dorset Council is working in partnership with local health in three ma...

INFRASTRUCTURE

Councils to collaborate on funding bids

By Martin Ford | 30 August 2023

Four councils on the English and Welsh border have proposed a partnership to collaborate on futur...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Pioneering a new approach to children's social care in Somerset

By Chris Luck | 22 August 2023

A new partnership in Somerset is supporting the county’s most complex looked-after children and c...

SOCIAL CARE

National Partnership Agreement needs strong engagement and sustainable funding

By Cllr David Fothergill | 21 August 2023

Without careful planning, the ‘Right Care, Right Person’ approach risks adding to the burden on p...

FINANCE

Political swing points to partnership working

By Justin Galliford | 16 August 2023

Justin Galliford, Chief Executive Officer of Norse Group, considers the implications of the recen...