Insights

On 8 December our team took part in an event for housing providers, Energy and housing projects across Wales.  More than twenty five people attended and the showcasing of our Green Growth Wales work encouraged housing associations to look afresh at the energy efficiency and generation possibilities from their assets. It also offered us the opportunity […]

Housing Zones are areas of brownfield land where councils work in partnership with private developers to deliver thousands of new homes. The six new zones announced will help deliver almost 10,000 new homes on brownfield land and all can access the capacity funding to help unlock their full potential. Ministers have also announced their intention […]

Local Partnerships has helped Buckinghamshire County Council to launch its new Re:fit School programme. This programme has been designed to support Buckinghamshire’s schools reduce energy bills, improve energy efficiency and the operation of their school buildings. The council is also using the interest-free loan offered by Salix Finance, helping to make the improvements “cost neutral” […]

Last month saw the opening of two new anaerobic digestion facilities in Wales. These facilities, delivered with the support of the Welsh Government’s Waste Infrastructure Procurement Programme, are treating source segregated food waste collected by a number of Welsh local authorities. This is making an important contribution towards those authorities achieving the Welsh Government’s statutory […]

Local Partnership sends its congratulations to our client, the For Jimmy charity which recently received the Community Partner Charity Award at the seventeenth annual Charity Times Awards. This follows other national awards and commendations received this year and a growing reputation for their work for the safety and support of young people and communities in […]

Friday 16th December is National Christmas Jumper day in aid of Save the Children. Whether in the office, at a client meeting, or working from home, Local Partnerships’ staff will all be wearing their best Christmas jumpers, with prizes awarded for the best/ugliest one! To register your company to raise money for a worthy cause […]

You are invited to a discussion on the development of commercial skills in local government.  Representatives from local authorities and the private sector will explore a range of issues including: Participants in this discussion will include: Places are free of charge but limited in number. 

Sean Hanson, Chief Executive of Local Partnerships joins an exceptional panel at Housing Delivery summit. Speakers will provide invaluable updates and insights from some of the leading players in the UK housing market The future for the UK housing sector, and how the Government’s ambition to deliver a million homes by 2020 can be achieved, […]

HouseMark’s annual Chief Officer conference for leaders in stock retained and ALMO managed local authorities HouseMark is a membership organisation for the social housing sector providing cost and performance benchmarking data to its members across the UK. Approx one third of our members are made up of local authorities and ALMOs and we organise our annual […]

In partnership with Revo, the Local Government Association and Local Partnerships, the British Property Federation is launching updated procurement guidance for local authorities. Public procurement rules can be tricky to navigate. Although designed to ensure that public bodies award contracts in a fair and transparent manner, they are often misunderstood, creating unnecessary barriers that can hinder […]

Local Partnerships’ Chief Executive Sean Hanson visited the Energy from Waste (EfW) facility in Suffolk recently, accompanied by Huw Russell, Project Director at Local Partnerships and Transactor on the Waste Infrastructure Delivery Programme at Defra. The EfW facility is part of a £3 billion PFI Waste Infrastructure Programme that has been supported by Local Partnerships’ staff since 2006. It resulted […]

Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA) Annual Conference 2016 The WLGA’s annual conference, held this year at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff on 3 November, is one of the largest public sector events in Wales. It brings together senior figures from across Wales to explore key themes, attracting over 350 delegates and considerable media interest. There was much to discuss. […]

We were delighted to support the County Councils Network conference in Guildford on 7th November. Sean Hanson, Simon Bandy and Jenny Coombs presented a workshop on how Local Partnerships is helping councils accelerate housing growth. Attendees were interested to discuss what specific actions they could take as county councils to accelerate and increase housing supply […]

At Local Partnerships we work and live across the length and breadth of England and Wales. Once a year we take some time out and spend 24 hours together, having debates, sharing knowledge and exploring new ways to help councils cut costs whilst continuing to deliver the vital services required and respected by their local […]

On Wednesday 19th October Local Partnerships’ proudly sponsored the Energy Innovation Cardiff conference, alongside Cardiff Council. Click here for more information.

Last month, Calderdale Council, launched a Re:fit mini competition for corporate and school buildings across West Yorkshire. In addition Birmingham City Council has selected Herbert T Forrest to support them in delivery of their schools base Re:fit programme which provides opportunities for over 500 schools and academies in Birmingham to help save money, improve the […]