http://www.lgcplus.com http://www.lgcplus.com http://www.lgcplus.com/magazine/graphics/logo.png http://www.lgcplus.com http://www.lgcplus.com/topics/lgc-awards/awards-islington-legal/5029172.article?referrer=RSS http://www.lgcplus.com/topics/lgc-awards/awards-islington-legal/5029172.article 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 Thu, 18 Aug 2011 00:00 GMT http://www.lgcplus.com/topics/lgc-awards/awards-bournemouth-public-private-partnership/5029179.article?referrer=RSS http://www.lgcplus.com/topics/lgc-awards/awards-bournemouth-public-private-partnership/5029179.article We are challenging the negative myths often held by other sections of the community about older people Thu, 4 Aug 2011 00:00 GMT http://www.lgcplus.com/topics/lgc-awards/lgc-awards-bolton-management-team/5029176.article?referrer=RSS http://www.lgcplus.com/topics/lgc-awards/lgc-awards-bolton-management-team/5029176.article Corin Williams profiles the latest winner in our series on this year’s LGC Awards - this week Bolton MBC Thu, 21 Jul 2011 00:00 GMT http://www.lgcplus.com/topics/lgc-awards/awards-mansfield-low-carbon/5029173.article?referrer=RSS http://www.lgcplus.com/topics/lgc-awards/awards-mansfield-low-carbon/5029173.article Corin Williams profiles the latest winner in our series on this year’s LGC Awards, Mansfield DC Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:00 GMT http://www.lgcplus.com/briefings/services/childrens-services/awards-hertfordshire-cc-workforce/5028825.article?referrer=RSS http://www.lgcplus.com/briefings/services/childrens-services/awards-hertfordshire-cc-workforce/5028825.article 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 the nature of social work was underestimated Thu, 7 Jul 2011 00:00 GMT http://www.lgcplus.com/topics/lgc-awards/it-initiative-award-hillingdon-lbc/5029162.article?referrer=RSS http://www.lgcplus.com/topics/lgc-awards/it-initiative-award-hillingdon-lbc/5029162.article 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 Thu, 16 Jun 2011 00:00 GMT http://www.lgcplus.com/briefings/services/adult-services/health-and-social-care-award-hertfordshire-cc/5030139.article?referrer=RSS http://www.lgcplus.com/briefings/services/adult-services/health-and-social-care-award-hertfordshire-cc/5030139.article Corin Williams profiles the latest winner in our series on this year’s LGC Awards - this week Hertfordshire CC Thu, 9 Jun 2011 00:00 GMT http://www.lgcplus.com/topics/lgc-awards/innovation-award-staffordshire-cc/5029148.article?referrer=RSS http://www.lgcplus.com/topics/lgc-awards/innovation-award-staffordshire-cc/5029148.article Corin Williams profiles the latest winner in our series on this year’s LGC Awards - this week Staffordshire CC Thu, 2 Jun 2011 00:00 GMT http://www.lgcplus.com/topics/lgc-awards/awards-barking-and-dagenham-childrens-services/5029158.article?referrer=RSS http://www.lgcplus.com/topics/lgc-awards/awards-barking-and-dagenham-childrens-services/5029158.article Corin Williams profiles the latest winner in our series on this year’s LGC Awards - this week Barking & Dagenham LBC Thu, 19 May 2011 00:00 GMT http://www.lgcplus.com/topics/lgc-awards/awards-croydon-efficiency/5029155.article?referrer=RSS http://www.lgcplus.com/topics/lgc-awards/awards-croydon-efficiency/5029155.article 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 memory.Only a few years ago the council had virtually nothing left in the bank. In its submission for the competition Croydon argued that only those councils most responsive to change would be able to survive in an unprecedented period of financial turbulence and uncertainty.Croydon was abl Thu, 12 May 2011 00:00 GMT http://www.lgcplus.com/briefings/services/economic-development/economic-development-award-norfolk-cc/5028915.article?referrer=RSS http://www.lgcplus.com/briefings/services/economic-development/economic-development-award-norfolk-cc/5028915.article The standard of entries in this year’s LGC Awards was exceptional. Corin Williams profiles the economic development award winner, Norfolk CC Thu, 5 May 2011 00:00 GMT http://www.lgcplus.com/briefings/services/childrens-services/community-involvement-award-tyne-gateway-child-poverty-project/5028585.article?referrer=RSS http://www.lgcplus.com/briefings/services/childrens-services/community-involvement-award-tyne-gateway-child-poverty-project/5028585.article This project was doing ‘Big Society’ work even before the drive was launched. It has reformed the communities’ attitude, instilling pride, trust and engagement. Thu, 21 Apr 2011 00:00 GMT http://www.lgcplus.com/news/lgc-awards/awards-most-improved-council-north-east-derbyshire-dc/5027642.article?referrer=RSS http://www.lgcplus.com/news/lgc-awards/awards-most-improved-council-north-east-derbyshire-dc/5027642.article 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 management are not content resting on their laurels. Thu, 14 Apr 2011 00:00 GMT http://www.lgcplus.com/news/lgc-awards/the-shortlist-most-improved-council/5027644.article?referrer=RSS http://www.lgcplus.com/news/lgc-awards/the-shortlist-most-improved-council/5027644.article Councils shortlisted for the most improved award in 2011 Thu, 14 Apr 2011 00:00 GMT http://www.lgcplus.com/news/lgc-awards/council-of-the-year-winner-blackburn-with-darwen-bc/5027612.article?referrer=RSS http://www.lgcplus.com/news/lgc-awards/council-of-the-year-winner-blackburn-with-darwen-bc/5027612.article 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 Thu, 7 Apr 2011 00:00 GMT http://www.lgcplus.com/the-shortlist-council-of-the-year/5027637.article?referrer=RSS http://www.lgcplus.com/the-shortlist-council-of-the-year/5027637.article LGC congratulates those councils that made the shortlist for this year’s Council of the Year category in this year’s LGC Awards Thu, 7 Apr 2011 00:00 GMT