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Today, Cllr Joanna Midgley reflects on the importance of marking Holocaust Memorial Day. 🕯️👇 #HolocaustMemorialDay #HMD2025 #ForABetterFuture

#News: For the first time since 2018, more than 2 million hotel rooms were sold in Liverpool city centre during a calendar year. 🏨 A total of 2,037,360 rooms were sold in 2024, with October the busiest month. 🛌 The Nov-Dec period was the busiest on record. 📈 #VisitLiverpool

Our #fridayread, good to see Local Government Association (LGA) decoding some of the language used when we talk about #localgov reform. Lots more useful explainers on their website.

Councils in England could face a £8bn funding gap by 2028/29. If this gap isn't addressed in the #SpendingReview, crucial local services and growth opportunities could be at risk. Here’s why this matters 👇 🧵1/5

Love is in the air! 💖 So it’s only fitting we carry on our #ValentinesDay tradition sharing Sheffield’s iconic mural ‘The Snog’ by artist Pete Mckee on the side of Fagan’s pub.💋🫶 Great shot showing a recently repainted Frank & Joy, by Dave: The Steel City Snapper

#Fridayread time and we really enjoyed this from our friends New Local on radical leadership. In an era when #localgov is becoming more collaborative this is essential reading. newlocal.org.uk/publications/r…

🎶The MOBO awards kickstarts today! 🎤A choir are welcoming artists arriving into Newcastle train station

At Core Cities we believe in the power of international city to city relationships, particularly at a time of geopolitical change. Here's our international lead @shelleynania on her experience discussing subnational relationships in Washington DC recently. shorturl.at/T24Ca

Great to see two of our leaders, Cllr Tony Dyer from Bristol City Council and Neghat Khan from 🏹 My Nottingham giving evidence to this morning's Housing, Communities & Local Government Committee - making the case for a more sustainable approach to #localgov finance and making the case for investment in place.

In our evidence session on local government finance, @MKCouncil leader and @LGAComms representative Peter Marland rejected the idea councils are being asked to do too much – but said they need the resources to provide key services.

#fridayread time. If you're interested in issues around declining levels of trust and how people in communities actually feel, the Life in the UK - England report from Carnegie UK is worth a read, launched this week in Manchester New Local carnegieuk.org/publication/li…

Absolute cracker of #fridayread on one of our favourite - and most nerdy - subjects from our friends Centre for Cities . What can the UK learn from Japanese local government re-organisation and what incentives do places need to change? Japan Local Government Centre centreforcities.org/blog/what-coul…

Wide-ranging pressures continue to push councils towards the financial brink, limiting their ability to deliver on the Govt's reform and growth agenda. We're calling for a significant and sustained increase in overall funding in the #SpendingReview⬇️ 1/3 local.gov.uk/about/news/no-…

Excellent news for Core Cities UK as Edinburgh joins the group. A very warm welcome>> corecities.com/news-insights/… #localgov #cities

We're very proud to announce that the great city of Edinburgh has joined Core Cities UK. Edinburgh is our 12th city and our third national capital! Welcome The City of Edinburgh Council James Lewis Kate Josephs corecities.com/news-insights/…

Best thing we read this week? Probably this Reform think tank essay on Everything-ism, an excellent and welcome call for focus in Government policy. Like we like to say at Core Cities - the future is local! #fridayread reform.uk/publications/e…

🌟Edinburgh has officially joined @CoreCitiesUK as its 12th member city! 🎉 As the third national capital in the group, Edinburgh will play a pivotal role in driving inclusive Read more: publicsectorexecutive.com/articles/edinb… The City of Edinburgh Council Core Cities UK #UrbanGrowth #EconomicDevelopment

🎧 What does it take to lead through crisis, change, and complexity - and still stay grounded? Listen now on #LocalGovernmentStories 👇 🎤 bit.ly/4iSZhfj 🎙️ Kate Josephs (Kate Josephs), Chief Executive, Sheffield City Council (Sheffield City Council) From Doncaster roots to

In our second special video in our #VEDay and #VJDay 80th anniversary series, we spoke to 101-year-old D-Day veteran, Jack Mortimer 🎥 In the video, Jack describes his experiences on the beaches of Normandy during D-Day. Visit the link below to watch the full version 👇

No #fridayread this week but a #fridaylisten - it's our CEO chair Kate Josephs talking about her career and the challenges and complexities of great cities like #sheffield. Definitely worth an hour of your time! Solace