How do councils keep making progress on climate and nature goals when the landscape is shifting beneath their feet? That was the question at the heart of a recent three-part […]

New Local is delighted to partner with two leading thinkers and practitioners, Cormac Russell and Lisa McNally, to host their provocation paper, which we hope will spark much-needed debate on […]

The Government’s recent cabinet statement lays out a bold and comprehensive set of plans for devolution and public service reform that will fundamentally change where power lies in our country. […]

Emily Brook from Care City CIC and Elspeth Paisley from Community Resources work together in Barking and Dagenham as part of the BD Collective, a member-led co-operative CIC which recognises that we’r...

Following the London Boroughs Women’s Network’s win at the LGC Awards 2026, members of the Chair Committee share the story behind its growth and explain how they’ve built cross-borough collaboration [...

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“This must become a country where every community feels listened to and respected, where every neighbourhood is a place to feel proud of, a place to call home.” The closing […]

New Local is delighted to partner with two leading thinkers and practitioners, Cormac Russell and Lisa McNally, to host their provocation paper, which we hope will spark much-needed debate on […]

In this guest blog, Malvern Hills District Council shares how a growing network of local venues is helping shift wellbeing support from a distant, reactive service into something rooted in […]

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Cate McLaurin is a Senior Director at Public Digital, and on June 16th she’ll be joining us on the Stronger Things Big Ideas Stage for our ‘Building to learn’ session. Ahead of that conversation, draw...

Graham Beamish and Marie Pye explain how Suffolk and Norfolk County Councils have saved 1000 years’ worth of care days for children and young people.

Total Place sometimes seems like the best policy idea that never was. We were really on to something back in 2008: there was so much learning, so much potential....

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Graham Beamish and Marie Pye explain how Suffolk and Norfolk County Councils have saved 1000 years’ worth of care days for children and young people.

Integrated budgets are important, but they are not the endgame. That's the message I've heard loud and clear in the conversations I've had with local leaders as...

September is our contact centre’s busiest time of year without a doubt.   Surrey County Council manages the admission of nearly 160,000 pupils to more than 350 state-funded schools. And as families…

Through our consultancy, we work with a range of organisations, including councils and other public services, to develop and implement practical strategies for change.

Graham Beamish and Marie Pye explain how Suffolk and Norfolk County Councils have saved 1000 years’ worth of care days for children and young people.

This report sets out the vital role that community centres play in local areas and makes the case for investing in their future.

The English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill is landmark legislation. Amid increasing disillusionment among the public that our system isn't working,...

This is the first in a series of blogs where we’ll share what we’ve discovered, how our thinking has evolved and what we’re finding challenging as we ride the Waves.

‘If you were going to design English local government from scratch, you wouldn’t have come up with this.’ Versions of this observation will be familiar to many in and around the sector relating to…

This report sets out the vital role that community centres play in local areas and makes the case for investing in their future.

The English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill is landmark legislation. Amid increasing disillusionment among the public that our system isn't working,...

This is the first in a series of blogs where we’ll share what we’ve discovered, how our thinking has evolved and what we’re finding challenging as we ride the Waves.

‘If you were going to design English local government from scratch, you wouldn’t have come up with this.’ Versions of this observation will be familiar to many in and around the sector relating to…

Through our consultancy, we work with a range of organisations, including councils and other public services, to develop and implement practical strategies for change.