Place: North East

Embracing a ‘doing with’ rather than a ‘doing to’ approach to working with communities is the aspiration for many forward thinking councils. Achieving this work is complex and needs all […]

Tell us about a typical working day at Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council As Strategic Lead for Fairer Stockton-on-Tees and Community Engagement, my role centres around strong partnership working and driving forward initiatives that make […]

Nicol McConnell on Sunderland City Council’s work towards making Sunderland a fully digitally inclusive city.

With a difficult winter looming, councils are searching for innovative ways to support their residents. In our latest ‘How We Did It’, Alison Dunn of Gateshead Council shares her experience of setting up a coordinated warm spaces project.

How does a council rebrand its place, building a story and narrative that helps it to thrive? We explore how it was done in York and Hackney.

In our latest How We Did It event, we spoke to Zoe Sharratt of Gateshead Council. They've passed around 45 buildings and spaces to communities.