Get ready to celebrate and get inspired at Your Next Generation Celebration. After an exceptional year of connection and growth, we are delighted to offer participants of our Next Generation […]

23rd October, 2024


Our coaching programme brings together the rising stars from councils to collaborate on real-world challenges they encounter in their roles. It’s an invaluable opportunity for professional growth, while also fostering […]

22nd October, 2024


Our coaching programme brings together the rising stars from councils to collaborate on real-world challenges they encounter in their roles. It’s an invaluable opportunity for professional growth, while also fostering […]

22nd October, 2024


Our coaching programme brings together the rising stars from councils to collaborate on real-world challenges they encounter in their roles. It’s an invaluable opportunity for professional growth, while also fostering […]

22nd October, 2024


Our coaching programme brings together the rising stars from councils to collaborate on real-world challenges they encounter in their roles. It’s an invaluable opportunity for professional growth, while also fostering […]

22nd October, 2024


We put Hal Khanom in our ‘How We Did It’ hot seat to hear how the London Borough of Barnet has developed its equalities strategy, A Fairer Barnet.

17th October, 2024


Working towards a fairer share of wealth across a locality helps bind communities together and gives the impetus to help drive forward the local economy.

15th October, 2024


New Local is working with independent funder The Rayne Trust to undertake research into the role that community assets such as community centres have in public life. Local authorities have […]

1st October, 2024


Creating a strategy that is shaped by frontline services as well as those accessing them is vital for local authorities.

17th September, 2024


Join us for this member only Lunch and Learn session with Catherine Mangan, Professor of Public Management and Leadership at the Institute of Local Government Studies, University of Birmingham and […]

23rd July, 2024


Making the case for preventative services can be difficult, so it is vital that interventions can evidence their efficacy. Bridges Outcomes Partnerships have been working as part of the changing […]

23rd July, 2024


Colleagues throughout local government are still stuck between the rock of shrinking resources and the hard place of rising demand in many (if not all) service areas. The effect of […]

23rd July, 2024


Tackling inequalities within communities is a vital issue for all local authorities. But often equalities strategies do not deliver for residents in a way that they expect or need. How […]

22nd July, 2024


Neighbourhood ways of working are being considered by many councils as a way to bring them closer to their communities. The opportunities it can foster include building better relationships and delivering […]

19th July, 2024


Councils have long aspired to engage residents in hyper-local decisions and collaboration through local democratic structures like Area Forums. There are great examples out there, but amidst a huge trust […]

18th July, 2024


Maximising and building a strong local economy is essential to help communities thrive. Councils can use economic levers and work with their communities, anchor institutions and businesses to help drive forward […]

18th July, 2024


Lydia Hutchings and Beth Kilheeney explain how the Greater Manchester Better Outcomes Partnership works with young people to prevent homelessness and how the project is being evaluated.

11th July, 2024


Real-time data is a powerful tool for councils. Throughout the life cycle of a project, data can show what works and what doesn’t, leading to better decision making and improved outcomes.

10th July, 2024


Our latest research project has focused on exploring Community powered regeneration. The project is in partnership with Browne Jacobson and Local Partnerships. We have been exploring how the current approach […]

11th June, 2024


Our latest research project has focused on exploring Community powered regeneration. The project is in partnership with Browne Jacobson and Local Partnerships. We have been exploring how the current approach […]

11th June, 2024


Watch recordings from our flagship community power event of the year. Password: SkyFullOfStars Member Events A confidential and safe environment in which participants share and learn real-life insights. 

4th June, 2024


Radical Leaders has now happened! If you are interested in hearing about similar events, please sign up to our mailing list. 19-20 September 2024Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Stratford, London We’ve […]

26th April, 2024


Join us for this member only Lunch and Learn session. New Local’s recent policy paper Place-based Public Service Budgets set out a case for ensuring better value for public money […]

28th March, 2024



Many councils are recognising that for planning to truly deliver regeneration and inclusive growth well, they need to adopt a community-centred approach to building and develop places that work for […]

3rd January, 2024


The unrelenting demand crisis facing our public services demands radical innovation. This is what a Sussex NHS physio practice achieved with resounding success through a Community Appointment Day. We hear from the people who turned a bold vision into...

14th December, 2023


Measuring and feeding back as a continual cycle to projects, gives the opportunity to improve outcomes for communities.  A vital element of setting up any new project is how to […]

28th November, 2023


Councils and their employees can transform levels of trust and build towards positive relationships with residents through each interaction. People-facing services are vital, not solely for meeting resident’s needs, but […]

28th November, 2023


New Local is looking for senior officers from across our Network, who are at the cutting edge of Community Power and are working to make it a reality in their area. This […]

28th November, 2023


New Local is looking for senior officers from across our Network, who are at the cutting edge of Community Power and are working to make it a reality in their area. This […]

28th November, 2023


New Local is looking for senior officers from across our Network, who are at the cutting edge of Community Power and are working to make it a reality in their area. This […]

28th November, 2023


New Local is looking for senior officers from across our Network, who are at the cutting edge of Community Power and are working to make it a reality in their area. This […]

28th November, 2023


Our coaching programme will see councils’ rising stars join their peers to work together on the live challenges that they face. Led by a hand-picked senior council officers, programme members […]

28th November, 2023


Our coaching programme will see councils’ rising stars join their peers to work together on the live challenges that they face. Led by a hand-picked senior council officers, programme members […]

28th November, 2023


Our coaching programme will see councils’ rising stars join their peers to work together on the live challenges that they face. Led by a hand-picked senior council officers, programme members […]

28th November, 2023


Our coaching programme will see councils’ rising stars join their peers to work together on the live challenges that they face. Led by a hand-picked senior council officers, programme members […]

28th November, 2023


Our coaching programme will see councils’ rising stars join their peers to work together on the live challenges that they face. Led by a hand-picked senior council officers, programme members […]

28th November, 2023


Helen Chicot from Rochdale Council introduces a three-year project which has used Good Help principles to tackle the council’s most pressing challenges, transforming the way the way it works and its relationships with residents.

24th November, 2023


New Local is looking for senior officers from across our Network, who are at the cutting edge of Community Power and are working to make it a reality in their area. This […]

23rd November, 2023


Our coaching programme will see councils’ rising stars join their peers to work together on the live challenges that they face. Led by a hand-picked senior council officers, programme members […]

23rd November, 2023


Welcome to our 2024 Next Generation Programme cohort. Our coaching programme will see councils’ rising stars join their peers to work together on the live challenges that they face. Led […]

23rd November, 2023


Councils are often looking for new and innovative ways to engage and hear from people in their communities.   Designing spaces and conversations that ensure you create a comfortable and productive […]

16th November, 2023


Councils up and down the country are having to make really difficult financial decisions. Decisions that will impact the way you run services and how you engage with your communities.   […]

16th November, 2023


Celebrate and be inspired at Your Next Generation Celebration.  After a phenomenal year of connection and insight, we are thrilled to give the attendees of our Next Generation programme one more […]

7th November, 2023


“We’re not going to get out of this situation with increased efficiency… The Community Appointment Days were a real shake up of the system.” In the face of the unrelenting […]

31st October, 2023


Lorinda Freint from Richmond and Wandsworth Councils and Bex Trevalyan from Platform Places introduce a new process to unlock town centre buildings and explain how they got started in Wandsworth Town.

17th October, 2023


TPXimpact's Charlotte Obijiaku shares highlights from our recent workshop showcasing six stories of community power, and makes the case for deeper collaboration.

6th October, 2023


There are signs that community power could be becoming a political reality. We speak to TPXimpact’s Claire Hazelgrove on the imperative of seizing the moment.

11th September, 2023


Xia Lin from Toynbee Hall introduces a research method designed to embed resident participation in local change-making.

6th September, 2023


The cost of energy to power and heat homes, offices and buildings is becoming increasingly unaffordable for many councils and businesses.  With councils having huge increases in their own energy […]

19th July, 2023