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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’re better […] The post Making neighbourhood health neighbourhood-led appeared first on New Local .
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 […] The post Building a cross-London community of women in local government appeared first on New Local .
In this guest blog, Ian Adams, Chair of Public Voice CIC, argues that public services need to move beyond consultation towards co-production, treating residents as partners in designing services, shaping […] The post If we want better public services, we need to share power appeared first on New Local .
Across local government, there is growing interest in working at the neighbourhood scale as a way of delivering more relational, preventative and community-powered public services. Over the coming months, we […] The post Neighbourhoods in practice: Sheffield appeared first on New Local .
This article was first published in The New Statesman on 20 July 2026. The best-known achievements of Burnham’s Manchester are economic. Its most enduring legacy may end up being institutional. […] The post What Greater Manchester teaches us about public service reform appeared first on New Local .
How can local systems move beyond fragmented commissioning to deliver better outcomes for people and communities? Join New Local network colleagues alongside Bridges Outcomes Partnerships for a strategic workshop exploring […] The post Spotlight Workshop: The Future of Relational Practice and Holistic Commissioning appeared first on New Local .
As the challenges facing places become more complex and expectations of public services continue to change, the ways we transform public services needs to evolve. Delivering better outcomes increasingly depends […] The post Pioneer Working Group: Mindset and models – how can we support public service reform? appeared first on New Local .
There is no excerpt because this is a protected post. The post Spotlight: In conversation with Meena Kishinani appeared first on New Local .
“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 […] The post Neighbourhoods are having a moment. Let’s not lose what makes them powerful. appeared first on New Local .
This session is for senior local government officers to explore the opportunities of working in more experimental and learning centred ways and how to grow these ways of working in […] The post Strategy Lab: Growing a culture of experimentation and learning appeared first on New Local .
