Three years ago LGcomms carried out the biggest demographic survey of local public sector communicators ever undertaken in the UK. Its purpose was to understand the experiences of all professional …
By Harshil Shah, LGcomms Future Leader, Waltham Forest Council When you picture journalling, what do you think of? A modern self-care practice that you may have heard about in a …
By Alix Macfarlane, Vice Chair LGcomms and Programme Director Communications & Engagement Slough Borough Council Communications professionals are often surprising quiet about their own achievements. We regularly see communications teams …
By Paul Hutchinson Simpson, Communications and Engagement, Regeneration, Economy and Planning, Westminster City Council Change is never easy, especially when it involves regenerating. That’s why our recent webinar, Winning the Argument …
By Andy Allsopp, Chair of LGcomms IBM’s old advertising slogan used to be ‘the power of the network’. These days they are still big on the networking element, but, since …
Westco and LGcomms event Fri 11 April 2025 12:00 – 1:00pm. Join us for an interactive lunch and learn session on Friday April 11th where we’ll unpack the Government’s Devolution agenda and what it means for communications, …
By Natasha Calder, Senior Communications and Engagement Manager (Corporate Communications), CIPR Accredited Practitioner, Greater Manchester Combined Authority People hear ‘comms’ and think press releases, newsletters, social media and pretty pictures …
By Maddie Lukes, Senior Communications and Campaigns Officer, Wandsworth Council Social media is a key tool for local councils, helping us connect with residents, share updates quickly, and respond to …
By Kerry Middleton, Head of Communications, Marketing and Engagement at Oxfordshire County Council. Last week was a real rollercoaster of highs and a few lows. So the highs. I’ve been …
