Media office contacts
The LGA's media office provides the national voice of local government in England and Wales on the major news issues of the day for national, regional and local press.
Our team offers a range of services to journalists including:
- issuing press releases
- providing briefings and reactive statements
- arranging broadcast interviews and;
- offering local case studies.
We have spokespeople available to talk on a wide array of topics including adult social care, child protection, education, housing, environment, finance, transport and public health.
You can call the media office 24/7 on 020 7664 3333 (out-of-hours voicemail will detail the on-duty press officer), email on media.office@local.gov.uk or contact a member of the team directly using their details below.
You can also follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/LGANews.
Matt Nicholls (News and Media Manager)
LGA corporate affairs
Email: matt.nicholls@local.gov.uk
Telephone: 020 7664 3225
Greg Burns (Media Relations Assistant)
Safer communities, fire, Armed Forces, Europe and International, Local Government Challenge
Email: greg.burns@local.gov.uk
Telephone: 020 7664 3184
Dale Atkinson (Interim Senior Media Relations Officer)
Finance and workforce
Email: dale.atkinson@local.gov.uk
Telephone: 020 7664 3283
Ben Knowles (Senior Media Relations Officer)
Transport, culture, tourism and sport.
Email: ben.knowles@local.gov.uk
Telephone: 020 7664 3252
Jacob Lant (Senior Media Relations Officer)
Environment, public health and productivity
Email: jacob.lant@local.gov.uk
Telephone: 020 7664 3282
Simon Ward (Senior Media Relations Officer)
Housing and planning, children's services
Email: simon.ward@local.gov.uk
Telephone: 020 7664 3147
Cherie Willers (Senior Media Relations Officer)
Adult social care and education
Email: cherie.willers@local.gov.uk
Telephone: 020 7664 3120
