Back in the Thatcher years of the 1980s, the explosion of out-of-town shopping centres arguably presented the biggest threat to our traditional town centres.

Town centres and high streets have traditionally been the focus of urban life, whether this is somewhere like London - often described as ‘a collection of villages’ - or a market or regional town.

Local government exists to serve local people, businesses and those who visit, either to work or for recreation.

Andrew Conroy, Property Director at Capita, explains how local authorities can structure property development partnerships to make sure that residents and local businesses are projects’ major beneficiaries

People want to be able to contact their local council easily, quickly and on whatever channel suits them best.

We recently participated in a panel at the National Planning Summit to discuss how we can support and improve the planning processes for local authorities.

Masterplans are a key tool that planners can use to shape the delivery of a diverse range of projects, from simple layouts of individual sites through to urban extensions, new towns and area-wide regeneration projects.

We’re transforming how roadworks are managed across the North East by supporting 11 local authorities to implement road activity permit schemes, reducing disruption to people’s journeys.

We are supporting Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council in projects to boost its local economy with new developments across the borough.

As customer interaction and access requirements have evolved, there’s more demand than ever for local authorities to provide digital services.