Adele Gritten, Chief Executive of Local Partnerships, has been awarded Most Influential CEO 2026: Public Sector Transformation – UK by CEO Monthly, recognising her outstanding leadership and transformative impact across the organisation and wider public sector. Since joining Local Partnerships in 2022, Adele has led a period of significant cultural and operational transformation. Under her leadership, the […]
From today (1 April), Local Partnerships has launched a new organisational structure built around 10 Practice Areas. This marks an important step in how we support the public sector to deliver for communities across England and Wales. This change reflects both the evolving needs of the public sector and the increasingly complex environment in which […]
The Met Office has released a major upgrade to its Local Authority Climate Service (LACS), giving councils access to more detailed and locally relevant climate information to support adaptation planning. Launched in 2024 and supported by Defra, LACS has already generated over 21,000 climate reports for councils across the UK. The latest update introduces 1 […]
Ynni Cymru (a Welsh Government programme) hosted a webinar to provide an overview of its proposed capital grant scheme for Smart Local Energy System (SLES) projects.
The scheme is intended to support organisations in Wales, including the public sector, voluntary, community and social enterprise sectors, and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
SLES projects are expected to combine renewable energy generation technologies with data and control systems and energy storage to support energy needs such as operational power, heating or transport.
This webinar recording provides an overview of the proposed scheme, including key information on eligibility and the anticipated application process.
Drop in sessions
Our Ynni Cymru grant drop-in sessions are informal online meetings where applicants can join to ask questions about the fund and the application process. Ynni Cymru colleagues will be available for an hour to provide guidance, clarify eligibility or application requirements, and help you better understand what the grant can support.
The UK faces an acute housing challenge. Demand continues to outstrip supply, with Government setting an ambitious mission to deliver 1.5 million homes over the term of this Parliament. Local authorities play a critical role in meeting this target. We need not only to address housing shortages but also to create sustainable and thriving communities. […]
Last week’s Budget was not just a fiscal statement, but a roadmap for development, resilience and renewal. The announcements reinforce the principles we at Local Partnerships champion: clarity of purpose, empowered local leadership and frameworks that enable long-term delivery. One of the most significant developments is the confirmation of multi-year capital allocations through 2029-30. This certainty is a […]
Senior leaders from the Powys Public Services Board (PSB) gathered for a workshop to explore how their organisations can continue to work collaboratively to address climate risks and build resilience within the county. Facilitated by Local Partnerships, it focused on the growing threats posed by a changing climate and built on the collaborative work of the PSB’s county-wide climate risk assessment. Drawing on real experiences, including recent wildfires and the 2022 heatwave, attendees looked at how climate risk actions […]
Local authorities had been asked whether they had included climate as a corporate risk and whether their services and assets were prepared for extreme weather becoming the new normal. The reality of climate change was no longer distant; it had already arrived.
We are thrilled to announce that Wayne George, Director at Local Partnerships, has been named Project Professional of the Year at the prestigious Association for Project Management (APM) Awards. Wayne’s achievement reflects his outstanding leadership and expertise in delivering the Connected and Automated Mobility (CAM) data discovery project, commissioned by the Department for Transport and the Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles. Delivery […]
Last week I was delighted to join Rebecca Evans MS, the Welsh Government Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning, at the official visit to the Council’s new solar energy scheme in Rhondda Cynon Taf. Representatives from across this remarkable collaboration came together for the visit, including Welsh Government Policy Advisors, colleagues from Ministry of Housing Communities and […]
Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) is making significant strides towards its ambitious goal of achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2045. Through the innovative use of the Re:Fit framework, ARU has transformed the energy performance of its campuses, investing £2.38 million across three phases to deliver wide-ranging energy-saving measures. From LED lighting and solar PV installations […]
Energy Performance Contracting (EPC – formerly Re:fit) case studies.
In the face of the climate emergency and tightening fiscal constraints, public bodies must find smarter, faster routes to decarbonisation and energy resilience. The EPC (formerly Re:fit) framework provides exactly that: a proven delivery mechanism for energy efficiency, low-carbon retrofit and renewable generation projects in the public sector. Below we bring together a curated set of case studies that illustrate how councils, universities, NHS trusts and other public institutions are using EPC / Re:fit to drive real savings, reduce carbon emissions and modernise infrastructure.
Each case study captures a journey — the baseline challenges, the technical interventions, the financing approach, and the measurable outcomes. Taken together, they tell a story of how the EPC / Re:fit route is enabling scalable, credible progress toward net zero across diverse geographies and building portfolios.
Local Partnerships is proud to support the Welsh Government to deliver the Ynni Cymru programme, helping Welsh communities generate and use clean energy close to home. Following an open call for applications, 48 projects across Wales have been awarded a share of £12.9m through the Ynni Cymru Capital Grant Scheme 2025/26. The scheme, led by […]
Nearly all the UK’s local authorities have adopted a net zero target, be that for 2030, 2050 or somewhere in between. But with 80%+ of an organisation’s emissions typically arising from the goods and services it purchases (rather than from its own buildings, vehicles etc.), getting close to net zero isn’t possible without looking at our purchasing processes and decisions.
In what could be a technical and complex area, the Managing Supply Chain Emissions webinar provided a practical introduction to some of the challenges and opportunities of addressing supply chain emissions.
Joining Edward Barlow was the Procurement Solution Lead of Oxygen Finance, Debbie Lyons. This webinar was provided as part of the Strategic Partnership between Local Partnerships and Oxygen Finance.
We’re proud to announce that Local Partnerships LLP has been recognised at the 2025 TIDE (Talent, Inclusion, Diversity & Equality) Awards, receiving an award from the Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion (enei). The TIDE Awards celebrate organisations across the UK that are making measurable progress in diversity, equality, and inclusion, with recognition given across […]
End Furniture Poverty asked Local Partnerships to assess the impact of furnished tenancies and Local Welfare Assistance (LWA) schemes in tackling furniture poverty. Local Partnerships delivered a rigorous cost–benefit analysis of furnished tenancies and LWA schemes to quantify their impact on reducing furniture poverty—a condition affecting approximately 9% of the UK population, including at least […]
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