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"Council leisure services and falls prevention programmes are already helping older people stay steady on their feet, and this will only grow in importance as more people use weight loss drugs and need to protect their muscle strength alongside."

"There is no legitimate reason for nicotine products to come in neon packaging, feature cartoon images, or use flavours and branding designed to catch a child's eye.

“Councils’ role as convenors of people and communities can help maximise input into the Casey Commission’s Big Conversation.

New analysis from the Local Government Association has found that council expenditure on temporary accommodation increased by a massive 1077 per cent in real terms between 2011/12 and 2024/25.

Cllr Eamonn O’Brien, the new Chair of the LGA, has called on the next Prime Minister to deliver ‘real devolution’, with power focused as near as possible to the communities it affects.

LGA Chair Cllr O'Brien's address to the LGA Annual Conference on 7 July 2026.

“A government, led by a new Prime Minister, presents an opportunity to revisit some of the practicalities of the current Local Government Reorganisation programme."

The LGA has published a new handbook to help councils and partners work together more effectively to make better use of public resources.

"Success will require a new partnership between national government, local government and citizens. It will ultimately be judged by whether people are better able to remain connected to the people, places and passions that matter most in their lives.

Councils in England are facing a £7 billion funding black hole within three years opening up a gap so large it is more than the current council spend on roads, transport, homelessness and housing services combined.