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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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Magna Vitae Trust for Leisure and Culture – providing an efficient means of safeguarding services for East Lindsey’s communities

Magna Vitae is a specially created charitable trust which runs leisure, culture and health-related services on behalf of East Lindsey District Council.

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Refurbishing leisure centres through community engagement in North Kesteven

Community engagement through art and celebrating local heritage have been critical to the success of a £7m leisure refurbishment programme in North Kesteven.

Positioning arts, culture and heritage within Oxford City Council's priorities

How can councillors help to position the arts, culture and heritage within their council’s priorities? Councillor Bob Price of Oxford City Council shares his thoughts.

A mutual delivery model of library services at Devon County Council

Devon County Council has set up an independent staff- and community-owned social enterprise to run the county’s library service.

Developing a cultural strategy through a co-production model at Leeds City Council

Leeds City Council’s new Culture Strategy was developed through a co-production model, involving extensive consultation with the cultural sector and local communities.

Town centre regeneration | Bedford and Bedfordshire, Transforming Bedford

Region: Central Theme: Regeneration, Integrated Public Services, Housing (in OPE)

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Dorset County and Districts digital renewal

However, the partners recognised that modern design approaches and technologies offered them new opportunities to give customers a much better digital experience while reducing costs.

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Helping older people maintain their independence

West Suffolk Council and its partners were keen to better understand each services pressures, targets and objectives for its older residents.

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Redesigning preventative services for childhood obesity

South Norfolk District Council was part of the East of England Design in the Public Sector programme focusing on redesigning preventative services for childhood obesity.

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Bath and North East Somerset Council – improving voter engagement with video and digital communication

With a local referendum in early 2016, a Police and Crime Commissioner election, and the EU referendum on the cards, Bath and North East Somerset Council wanted to try new communications techniques to increase voter engagement. This case study forms part of our social media strategy resource.

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