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Dros y 15 mlynedd diwethaf, mae mudiadau cymunedol a gwirfoddol ledled Cymru wedi chwarae rhan gynyddol bwysig – wedi’i gyflymu gan galedi, newidiadau demograffig ac effeithiau’r pandemig – yn y […]

14th April, 2026

communities • community organisations • Community Power • Policy • Policy development • Wales

In this guest blog, Northumberland County Council share how their County Partnership and twenty-year mission for generational change is bringing together partners, communities and data to tackle inequality through long-term, […]

8th April, 2026

anchor institutions • Community Power • Inequality • Missions • Northumberland

Our latest podcast looks at an ambitious, community-powered programme to tackle health inequalities and improve population health in North East Sheffield. The North East Neighbourhoods programme was set up by […]

30th March, 2026

Community engagement • Community Power • Participatory Budgeting • Place-Based Public Service Reform

Participatory budgeting (PB) is rightly celebrated as a way to give communities influence over funding decisions — from neighbourhood grants and service priorities to whole area budgets. When it works […]

17th March, 2026

Community engagement • Community Power • Participatory Budgeting • Place-Based Public Service Reform

New Local is delighted to announce the appointment of Anna Randle as its new permanent Chief Executive. Anna is a long-standing champion of bold and creative local government and community […]

23rd February, 2026

Anna Randle • Community Power

19th February, 2026

We’re now onsite at the Guildhall and won’t be able to respond to messages at this time. Please refer to the information below for your last-minute needs. I CAN’T MAKE […]

15th April, 2025

Statement from New Local’s board regarding recent social media posts from Donna Hall. New Local’s board makes this statement in response to recent social media posts by our former chair, […]

12th September, 2024

Radical devolution was a key talking point at Labour party conference, but Keir Starmer's speech didn't deliver on the detail, writes Katy Oglethorpe.

23rd October, 2023

Central government • Community Power • Devolution • Labour • Local government • Politics

18th May, 2023

We would very much like you to join us at Stronger Things 2023 as our guest. Please click on the button below to register your place and follow the links […]

18th May, 2023

29 June, 12.30-1.15pm, online All elected councillors from member councils across the country are invited to attend New Local’s virtual welcome and introduction to community power. Community power is the […]

17th May, 2023

6th May, 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. The […]

15th December, 2022

Community Power • Network • Practice

A new breed of libertarianism argues that more scientific and data expertise are the only solutions to our democracy’s woes. Adam Lent counters that Westminster’s troubles originate in a crisis […]

25th November, 2021

Central government • Governance • Politics

Rishi Sunak's budget announcement raised familiar debates about how to best secure growth. But what if we were measuring the wrong kind of growth? Luca Tiratelli puts forward the case for New Zealand-style Wellbeing Budgets - as a better...

8th March, 2021

Budgeting • Central government • Community Power • Economy and business • Wellbeing

8th March, 2021

Stronger Things includes inspiring and practical breakout sessions hosted by New Local’s partners, every day at 11.05am. Tweet A focus on the positive – The Behavioural Insights Team A new relationship with communities […]

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Salary: £38,000 – £45,000 (or higher for an exceptional candidate) We are on a mission to revolutionise the public sector by giving local communities real power over how their public […]

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Kindly Supported by: Health and social care integration is something of a hot-button issue recently, as the development of Sustainability and Transformation Plans has reflected the lack of progress in […]

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