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Review to inform new libraries strategy

Ministers have confirmed that a series of recommendations from an independent review of libraries will be taken forward in a new government strategy, due to be published this year.

Fly-tipping incidents down

by The Editorial Team

Council enforcement actions against fly-tipping went up and the number of incidents went down last year in England.

Heating our homes

by The Editorial Team

Supporting an affordable switch to decarbonised heating.

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Community engagement

by The Editorial Team

The LGA and partners have gathered examples of innovative practice.

Durham County Council arborists in safety helmets with visors and earguards, outdoors, smiling. Copyright Durham County Council

Local government recruitment

by Councillor Abi Brown OBE

North East councils are piloting a new advertising campaign.

group of young people from Dorset Council’s early careers staff group, sat formally but chatting to each other informally, copyright Dorset Council

Attracting the best talent

by Erin Lawrence

Dorset is making recruitment more human-focused.

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Unlocking potential

by Rob Powell

The impact of the LGA’s graduate programme is transformative.

No place in politics: tackling abuse and intimidation

by Su Moore

In February 2023, we launched the Jo Cox Civility Commission, dedicated to finding implementable solutions to the problem of abuse and intimidation of elected politicians.