Local Government Challenge 2020
A new batch of contestants is preparing to do battle for a £10,000 scholarship and the chance to implement their own local project
The Editorial Team
Honours for councillors and local government officers
Several councillors and local government officers have been honoured by the Queen for service to their communities and local government.
Legal victory saves £1.5bn
The LGA and member councils have saved an estimated £1.5 billion after winning a legal case against NHS trusts that were trying to claim charitable business rates relief.
LGA campaign wins award
The LGA’s #CouncilsCan campaign has won a national communications award for best collaboration.
Community leadership
The LGA has a range of community leadership resources to help you in your role as an effective leader of place and community, including a workbook.
Social care ‘must be post-election priority’
Adult social care and support needs to be at the top of the next government’s agenda, according to the LGA and a host of other organisations and charities.
‘Invest in children’
The next government needs to invest in children’s services so councils can fulfil the ambitions of the Children’s Act, the LGA has said.