Securing public leisure and culture services
The past year has been interesting for Rossendale, where a local leisure and culture consolidation programme has taken place through three mergers.
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Investing in small businesses
Councils are the first line of support for building self-employed businesses back up after the pandemic.
Natural partners for councils
Community foundations are local champions, connecting people and organisations that want to improve their communities.
Levelling up to revitalise rural areas
Rural areas are being left behind in the Government’s levelling up agenda.
Making the case for councils to new ministers
As first was going to press, Prime Minister Boris Johnson was working through a Cabinet reshuffle that has seen some important ministerial changes in key Whitehall departments for local government.
Ambitious for our children
Children up and down the country went back to school in September after 18 months of disruption to their education because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Party conference and social care
The Conservative Party Conference, which is approaching fast, is an important part of our political calendar, providing an opportunity to meet colleagues and ministers, and allowing us to debate and vote on party issues.
More answers needed on social care reform
There seems to be consensus across local government that the Prime Minister’s announcement on social care funding and reform still leaves a lot to be desired.
A bigger and more expensive care system
A series of successful hybrid meetings have started the new political year at the LGA, with leading members exploring key issues facing councils.