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A central-local partnership

Julie James

Our communities, families and businesses have been deeply scarred by the impact of coronavirus. Nothing that we can say or do will diminish the hurt that has been felt by so many.

Riding roughshod over local communities

Councillor Howard Sykes MBE

We finally saw the Government’s planning reforms, sneaked out at midnight on a Wednesday, just before the start of the summer holidays.

Getting communities back on their feet

Councillor David Williams

With the hospitality sector now open, the country is slowly leaving the first phase of the pandemic.

Woman putting shopping in front of someone's door

Protecting the vulnerable

Councillor Peter John

Local government’s proudest achievement over the past few months?

reflection of a woman putting on a face mask in a car wing mirror

Community spirit, cooperative solutions

Councillor Sharon Taylor

The cooperative councils’ approach of co-designing services with those who are going to use them offers a model both for responding to the pandemic and recovering from it

Shielding the most vulnerable

The Editorial Team

The Government has issued guidance for local authorities and local resilience forums on the system to support those who are medically extremely vulnerable to coronavirus.