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blog Oct 2025
Community spirit
Devolving powers: why neighbourhoods hold the key to government success
A new report from the Future Governance Forum and Local Trust outlines how devolving power to neighbourhoods can unlock national renewal. It calls for community-led investment, participatory policymaking, and support for the UK’s most disadvantaged areas.
News Sep 2025
Local economies
Power and leadership
Government confirms Community Wealth Fund will support England’s doubly disadvantaged neighbourhoods
England’s most disadvantaged neighbourhoods will receive vital investment in social infrastructure through the Community Wealth Fund.
News Sep 2025
Local economies
Power and leadership
Government acts on Local Trust’s call to put residents in charge of neighbourhood renewal
We welcome the government’s announcement of its Pride in Place programme, which gives 339 local communities funding and control over how it’s spent.
blog Sep 2025
Health and wellbeing
Neighbourhood Health in Action: Insights from six communities leading change
Local Trust is working in partnership with NHS Confederation on a programme of action research to build community-led approaches to health. Our aim is to understand how community-led action at a hyperlocal level can work in partnership with NHS systems and local government, and to surface frontline insights that can help shape health policy.
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Party conferences 2025: Where you can find Local Trust
Find out which events Local Trust will be co-hosting and supporting, as we continue to bring community-led change into the conversation.
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Housing and new developments
What is needed for new places and their future residents to thrive over the long term?
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Health inequalities
Community-led initiatives targeting those most at risk of experiencing health inequalities.