Council of the Year Winner: Blackburn with Darwen BC
The standard of entries of this year’s LGC Awards was higher than ever, so our winners can congratulate themselves on being the best of many exceptional teams
View ArticleThe shortlist: Most improved council
Councils shortlisted for the most improved award in 2011
View ArticleAwards: most improved council - North East Derbyshire DC
The council displayed passion and ambition in all aspects of its submission and clearly demonstrated a commitment to innovation and delivering value-for-money services over a number of years - but...
View ArticleCommunity involvement award - Tyne Gateway child poverty project
This project was doing ‘Big Society’ work even before the drive was launched. It has reformed the communities’ attitude, instilling pride, trust and engagement.
View ArticleEconomic development award - Norfolk CC
The standard of entries in this year’s LGC Awards was exceptional. Corin Williams profiles the economic development award winner, Norfolk CC
View ArticleAwards: Croydon - efficiency
Croydon LBC is rightly proud to have achieved recognition for its efficiency savings, as councils respond to the challenge of coping with the toughest Town Hall financial settlement in living...
View ArticleAwards: Barking and Dagenham - children's services
Corin Williams profiles the latest winner in our series on this year’s LGC Awards - this week Barking & Dagenham LBC
View ArticleInnovation award: Staffordshire CC
Corin Williams profiles the latest winner in our series on this year’s LGC Awards - this week Staffordshire CC
View ArticleHealth and social care award - Hertfordshire CC
Corin Williams profiles the latest winner in our series on this year’s LGC Awards - this week Hertfordshire CC
View ArticleIT initiative award: Hillingdon LBC
The HillingdonFirst card offers local residents preferential rates at council parking facilities and leisure centres and discounts at more than 330 shops and businesses in the borough
View ArticleAwards: Hertfordshire CC - workforce
The Academy for Newly Qualified Social Workers (NQSWs) was recognised as an innovative idea in response to an appreciation that the transition from theory to practice for NQSWs was very difficult and...
View ArticleAwards: Mansfield - low carbon
Corin Williams profiles the latest winner in our series on this year’s LGC Awards, Mansfield DC
View ArticleLGC awards - Bolton management team
Corin Williams profiles the latest winner in our series on this year’s LGC Awards - this week Bolton MBC
View ArticleAwards: Bournemouth - public private partnership
We are challenging the negative myths often held by other sections of the community about older people
View ArticleAwards: Islington - legal
The council developed an in-house childcare advocacy team which dealt with a 70% increase in child protection cases following the death of Baby Peter
View ArticleThe Shortlist: Council of the Year
LGC congratulates those councils that made the shortlist for this year’s Council of the Year category in this year’s LGC Awards
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