This week’s And Finally wraps up everything you may have missed from LGIU, including 50 years of community councils in Scotland, the benefits of trauma-informed services, and some great chief executive interviews.
Want to get our weekly newsletter for free? Sign up with us.
Our weekly round-up for everyone in local government
Follow us on
The LGIU (Local Government Information Unit) is a not-for-profit, non-partisan membership organisation. Our purpose is to keep local government informed, engaged and connected and this newsletter is for sharing. Please do pass it on to colleagues in local government, wherever they might be.
LGIU members like you can access everything here, Daily News and so much more on our website. And so can everyone in your organisation!
Was this email forwarded to you? Sign up for a free website account to access a host of resources available to everyone with an interest in effective local government.
This week: 50 years of community councils in Scotland, the benefits of trauma-informed services, and a visitor-in-chief.
Take note! an inspiring roundup of notable practice
Councils around the world are tackling problems with resourcefulness and ingenuity. LGIU’s round up of case studies and good practice highlights from our exclusive Daily News and practical detail from our research and resources - includes housing, cultural heritage, public safety and councillors trained to deal with overdoses and much more.
In light of the Scottish Parliament’s Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee session on the 50th anniversary of community councils, this article from the Improvement Service looks at recent developments in Scotland’s first tier of local government.
Next up in LGIU’s series of interviews with local government leaders, we spoke with Meath County Council’s Chief Executive, Jackie Maguire, to find out more about the Council’s big priorities and what they’re striving to achieve this year.
We believe local government is the answer to some of our toughest global challenges. But we must answer five key questions to reach this potential. LGIU Chief Executive Jonathan Carr-West outlines the challenge and the aspiration.
Taking part in LGIU’s local government leadership spotlight series, Brett Luxford, Chief Executive of Mitchell Shire Council, discusses the opportunities and challenges facing their council and the wider sector.
This week's Quick Qs
Can you help us out with some examples of what you're doing? We'll use this information as background research or as examples in our briefings and resources. We're just looking for a sentence and two. We'll never publish anything without checking with you first!
Sister cities and twinned towns
Do you have a great relationship with your sister city? Do you share resources and knowledge with your twinned town? How are you building connection with municipalities around the world?
In this edition, we’re taking a look at how local government can support victims of crime and trauma. Including, new briefings, articles, links to research and studies.
Did you miss last week's edition on Poverty and child prospects? LGIU members and Global Local subscribers can access our full archives and much more.
Learn how to write impactful briefings quickly and easily! This workshop is designed to give you the skills and confidence you need to write clear, concise, and persuasive briefings that are both informative and engaging. Bring an issue you are currently working on or writing about and let’s dive in!
Join our experts from the Local Democracy Research Centre for an exclusive briefing on the effects that voter ID is having on turnout, trust in elections, and electoral administration after the recent implementation in the 2023 elections
For the first time, emissions-controlled zones have been floated as a possibility in New South Wales, however, they are not a novel idea and have been implemented elsewhere for over two decades. This briefing explores the evidence from other countries and the various pros and cons they offer to factors like health, environment and economy.
US President Joe Biden has sent a thank you letter to Cllr Mark Duffy, Cathaoirleach of the Ballina MD, following his recent visit to Co. Mayo. In the letter, President Biden thanked Cllr Duffy for the "kindness and hospitality" he had encountered on his visit, and "for all that you have done as Mayor to help deepen the partnership and strengthen the friendship between the Irish and American people". "As I said during my speech", he said, "coming to Ireland felt like coming home - and that's thanks in large part to leaders like you. Please give my best to Sarah. And as always, Mayo for Sam!" The Connaught Telegraph
This story comes from Ireland Daily News.
Daily News an LGIU member-only service. Daily News keeps you connected to all the local government stories in the national and regional press.
Our mailing address is: LGiU 251 Pentonville Road, London, N1 9NG, United Kingdom Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? Why not update your preferences to pick and choose the type of alerts you receive. You can unsubscribe from this list (but doing so will mean that you will not receive any content from us, including LGiU daily news and other LGiU policy briefings).
Manage Cookie Consent
To provide the best experiences, we use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information. Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behaviour or unique IDs on this site. Not consenting or withdrawing consent, may adversely affect certain features and functions.
Functional
Always active
The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network.
Preferences
The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user.
Statistics
The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes.The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you.
Marketing
The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.
If your council/organisation is not a member of LGIU then please contact us to discuss a free trial so that you and all your colleagues can discover the value of LGIU membership. Email us on info@lgiu.org or call on 020 7554 2800.