Delivering clean air zones: the local challenges and solutions
The development of clean air zones (CAZs) is rising up the agenda for local authorities.
Just do it
Sport and physical activity have a key role to play in supporting and leading communities through COVID-19.
The LGA’s spending review submission
Bringing power and resources closer to people is the key to recovery and improving quality of life.
Levelling up
Tackling the embedded inequalities exposed by the pandemic is vital for community recovery.
Time to revitalise rural areas
The key messages from last month’s annual National Rural Conference were loud and clear: the importance of rural areas to the national economy and ‘revitalising rural’.
The challenge of combined elections
Local electoral administrators, unsung heroes of democracy, have become used to conducting combined elections in recent years. But May 2021 will present many of them in England with their biggest challenge yet.
Repurposing historic buildings
The continuing decline of the high street has been hurried along by the COVID-19 crisis. But in Great Yarmouth, a dynamism and willingness to be innovative, supported by the Architectural Heritage Fund, is helping buck the trend and creating jewels from treasured community assets.
Billions needed to plug council funding gap
Councils will need billions in extra funding to address growing funding gaps, a new independent report finds.
Supporting councillors supports local democracy
All councillors – not just those with cabinet responsibilities – need more support to effectively represent and work with constituents and communities.