Councillor Louise Gittins - first magazine for councillors

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LGA Budget submission

Developing local solutions to complex issues.

Pride in every place

Last month, the Government announced its Pride in Place programme, which includes new powers and £5 billion in funding for more than 330 of our most deprived neighbourhoods in England.

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Taking the lead

by Councillor Louise Gittins

It’s almost a year since the first Leaders’ Council was held at the LGA’s 2024 annual conference in Harrogate.

Improving lives

by Councillor Louise Gittins

More than 1,800 delegates attended the LGA’s annual conference in Liverpool.

photo of LGA Chair Cllr Louise Gittins with members of the Welsh Local Government Association, Northern Ireland Local Government Association, and the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities

Conference catchups

by Councillor Louise Gittins

The LGA’s annual conference is always a wonderful opportunity to catch up with old political friends, make new ones, and grow our support and information networks to help in our work as councillors.

Local Government Minister Jim McMahon sitting on stage with LGA Chair Cllr Louise Gittins at the LGA’s 2024 annual conference; panoramic view of Liverpool’s waterfront

Empowering people and places

by Councillor Louise Gittins

The LGA’s annual conference kicks off next week in Liverpool.

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Sharing good practice nationally

by Councillor Louise Gittins

One of the great pleasures of attending the LGA’s annual conference as Chair is being able to dip in and out of sessions at our Innovation Zone.

photo of LGA Chief Executive Joanna Killian (c) with Mayors Oliver Coppard and Kim McGuinness, at UKREiiF; the LGA’s Eve Roodhouse (second on left) with other speakers at a UKREiiF session on building the super cities of the future

Investment and infrastructure

by Councillor Louise Gittins

Partnerships are key to helping communities thrive

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From devo to delivery

by Councillor Louise Gittins

Following the 1 May local elections, I want to recognise and send my personal commiserations to colleagues across the political spectrum who were unsuccessful at the ballot box.

With less than a week to go until the 1 May local elections in England, I wanted to put on record my thanks to all those colleagues who are standing for re-election or standing down.

Challenges and opportunities

by Councillor Louise Gittins

With less than a week to go until the 1 May local elections in England, I wanted to put on record my thanks to all those colleagues who are standing for re-election or standing down.

Party conferences

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