Day 2 at LGcomms Academy 2025: Learning, leadership and late-night karaoke
By Rob McCleary, Communications Manager, Gedling Borough Council, and LGcomms Future Leader Day 2 of the LGcomms Academy began in an unexpected way…at midnight, on a barge, surrounded by fellow …
Day 1 at LGcomms Academy 2025: Curiosity, connection, and cocktails
By Holly Skelton, Business Partner, Communications Team, West Northamptonshire Council, and LGcomms Future Leader After a lively evening of drinks and networking on a barge moored in the heart of …
What do you do when you need facts, but all you have are opinions?
Paul Hutchinson Simpson, Communications and Engagement Regeneration, Economy and Planning for Westminster City Council, shares a positive outcome for resident engagement in Westminster. The Church Street resident engagement team consisted of Paul, Trisha Husband …
Do you need a comms plan, or a plan for your comms team?
By Louise Neilan, Chair of LGcomms, Thurrock Council Learning and development: a nice to have or an essential component of the employer offer? All too often we see L&D offered …
Survey: Tell us – How inclusive is our profession?
Are there glass ceilings? How well does our profession reflect the communities we serve? Can we better support those from lower-income backgrounds to thrive? Building on from what was the …
Future Leaders at Comms Camp 25
By Cate Jaques, Epsom & Ewell Borough Council As part of my Future Leaders course, I was fortunate enough to able to attend CommsCamp this year. I have never been …
WhatsApp Channels: how to grow and engage your followers
By Molly Williams, Social Content Coordinator, Sheffield City Council Communications Team More people use WhatsApp than any other social media messaging platform in the world according to Statista. Still, most …
Why comms teams need to remember to communicate – with each other
By Jonathan Schroder, Barnet Council When I joined LGcomms Executive last year, one of the first things I did was agree to work with a fellow Executive member to develop …
Improving accessibility in social media communications
By Louise Gibson – LGcomms Executive Committee and Social Media, Design and Advertising Team Manager, Sheffield City Council. I’ll start this blog off by saying it’s long! I make no …