http://www.lgcplus.com http://www.lgcplus.com http://www.lgcplus.com/magazine/graphics/logo.png http://www.lgcplus.com http://www.lgcplus.com/blogs/keeping-local-authorities-moving/5041454.blog?referrer=RSS http://www.lgcplus.com/blogs/keeping-local-authorities-moving/5041454.blog A year after beginning their work with local authorities on road maintenance, we catch up with ELGIN chairman Shane O’Neill from roadworks.org’s and their introduction of a new procurement and collaborative data sharing model for local government david.brownsey-joyce@emap.com (David Brownsey-Joyce) Fri, 5 Apr 2013 08:00 GMT http://www.lgcplus.com/blogs/working-with-charities-to-produce-results/5055147.blog?referrer=RSS http://www.lgcplus.com/blogs/working-with-charities-to-produce-results/5055147.blog A key challenge facing councils is how they can meet the needs of families from different backgrounds. Zobia Kalie from the National Deaf Children’s Society talks about their recent work with Hounslow LBC david.brownsey-joyce@emap.com (David Brownsey-Joyce) Tue, 19 Feb 2013 16:44 GMT http://www.lgcplus.com/blogs/getting-on-the-right-road-with-51-ways-to-save/5054572.blog?referrer=RSS http://www.lgcplus.com/blogs/getting-on-the-right-road-with-51-ways-to-save/5054572.blog Continuing to come up with ways of making savings is a challenge to councils. Steve Deaville at Pitney Bowes Software explains how getting your IT systems right can be a big step on this path david.brownsey-joyce@emap.com (David Brownsey-Joyce) Tue, 5 Feb 2013 15:09 GMT http://www.lgcplus.com/blogs/lawyers-go-back-to-school-in-cumbria/5039420.blog?referrer=RSS http://www.lgcplus.com/blogs/lawyers-go-back-to-school-in-cumbria/5039420.blog Nicola Hartley, solicitor for South Lakeland DC updates us on how the volunteer lawyers programme working with school children is developing in Cumbria david.brownsey-joyce@emap.com (David Brownsey-Joyce) Fri, 25 Jan 2013 11:00 GMT http://www.lgcplus.com/blogs/dealing-with-increased-demand-for-services/5051554.blog?referrer=RSS http://www.lgcplus.com/blogs/dealing-with-increased-demand-for-services/5051554.blog With the introduction of Universal Credit coming up and more demand on council services how can customer service centres cope? Sarah House at Shepway DC explains how they are david.brownsey-joyce@emap.com (David Brownsey-Joyce) Wed, 7 Nov 2012 10:35 GMT http://www.lgcplus.com/blogs/tackling-council-tax-fraud/5050976.blog?referrer=RSS http://www.lgcplus.com/blogs/tackling-council-tax-fraud/5050976.blog Council tax fraud costs local authorities millions in lost revenue a year. Shaun Powell, corporate data spatial manager at Newport City Council, explains how a collaborative pilot project between local authorities in Wales is helping to claw back some of these costs david.brownsey-joyce@emap.com (David Brownsey-Joyce) Thu, 25 Oct 2012 16:28 GMT http://www.lgcplus.com/blogs/bringing-all-the-information-together-in-newham-with-childview/5050425.blog?referrer=RSS http://www.lgcplus.com/blogs/bringing-all-the-information-together-in-newham-with-childview/5050425.blog A single view database is helping Newham LBC’s children & young adults department meet demands from central government to improve outcomes and cut costs, Geoff Connell, head of ICT at Newham explains their approach. david.brownsey-joyce@emap.com (David Brownsey-Joyce) Tue, 9 Oct 2012 16:35 GMT http://www.lgcplus.com/blogs/working-in-partnership-to-repair-surreys-roads/5050175.blog?referrer=RSS http://www.lgcplus.com/blogs/working-in-partnership-to-repair-surreys-roads/5050175.blog All local authorities have to deal with the problem of repairing potholes and roads in their areas, we hear from Surrey CC’s cabinet member for transport and environment, Cllr John Furey, about how they are working in partnership with May Gurney to keep on top of the repairs david.brownsey-joyce@emap.com (David Brownsey-Joyce) Thu, 4 Oct 2012 11:57 GMT http://www.lgcplus.com/blogs/working-together-to-transform-housing-in-fulham/5049248.blog?referrer=RSS http://www.lgcplus.com/blogs/working-together-to-transform-housing-in-fulham/5049248.blog Hammersmith & Fulham LBC recently carried out a three year project in collaboration with Northgate Public Services to transform its housing management service. Joe Bradley from Northgate Public Services and Melbourne Barrett from Hammersmith & Fulham explain how they did it david.brownsey-joyce@emap.com (David Brownsey-Joyce) Tue, 25 Sep 2012 15:06 GMT http://www.lgcplus.com/blogs/a-roof-over-your-head-for-a-little-bit-of-help/5049296.blog?referrer=RSS http://www.lgcplus.com/blogs/a-roof-over-your-head-for-a-little-bit-of-help/5049296.blog Rising prices and limited resources are making it harder for people to find somewhere to live on a budget, Kate Hardy, the co-ordinator of East Sussex CC’s Homeshare programme tells us about their innovative programme that looks to match householders who have care needs and a spare rooms, with those that need somewhere to stay and are willing to help with home based care david.brownsey-joyce@emap.com (David Brownsey-Joyce) Mon, 17 Sep 2012 12:00 GMT