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Innovation in local government is about improving the lives of the people in our communities. Browse through our case studies to see the many innovative programmes councils are involved in.

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East Suffolk Council: ‘Ease the Squeeze’

East Suffolk Council has worked with partners across sectors, through a series of workshops, to develop a wide reaching programme to support local residents with the rising cost of living.

East Staffordshire Borough Council: Boosting prosperity through skills, education and employment in Burton upon Trent

East Staffordshire Borough Council successfully bid for £23.8 million of funding to regenerate Burton upon Trent. Collaborating with key partners including the universities, colleges and the county council has been key to accessing the towns fund and drive regeneration. In doing so, the council aims to cement itself as a place of learning and opportunity and help close the skills gap to achieve long term economic prosperity locally and regionally.

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East Riding: a Clinic on Wheels - the Importance of Outreach Work

In East Riding a mobile sexual health clinic has been established, allowing staff to take services direct to where people are. It forms part of a multi-pronged approach to reach out to local people, especially the young.

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East Riding of Yorkshire: provides sport, play, arts and leisure services inhouse

East Riding of Yorkshire Council provides its sport, play and arts service and its leisure service inhouse. Other models have been considered and trialled in the past, such as outsourcing, but the services demonstrate high levels of success under the in-house mechanism.

East Riding of Yorkshire Health and Wellbeing Board

East Riding is an area within Humber Coast and Vale Sustainability and Transformation Partnership, which is establishing several integrated care partnerships (ICPs). This case study forms part of our integrated care systems (ICS) resource.

East Riding Blockdown Project

East Riding Archives’ Blockdown project harnessed the possibilities of the videogame Minecraft as an interactive learning environment and as a tool to collect young peoples’ experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic in the region.

East of England Ambulance Service - #24hoursinEoE Twitterthon

East of England Ambulance Service wanted to give a snapshot of what it handles in one of its busiest 24hr periods.

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East Northamptonshire District Council: Leisure services options appraisal and procurement

In 2015 the Council produced a Leisure Strategy to inform the forthcoming procurement of its three leisure facilities.

East Lindsey District Council: delivering affordable housing through the Housing Capital Programme

Between 2004 and April 2015, the Council committed to invest £7,625,000 of capital income to deliver new affordable housing

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East Lindsey District Council, Phase 1b Green Homes Grants delivery

In December 2020, the East Lindsey District Council successfully secured £2.2million from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) for Green Homes Grants. Over the next 18 months, a team was built, contractors were procured, and 192 properties received energy efficiency upgrades to help make them warmer, more affordable to run and less impactful on the environment through reduced carbon emissions.