by Shelley Heckman | Jan 12, 2026 | iNetwork News, iNetwork Team, Latest News, People, Recruitment
We are delighted to share some fantastic news for the iNetwork community. Sarah Bullock has today joined Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council as their new Strategic Director of Corporate Services and as part of her remit, iNetwork will now sit under her leadership....
by Shelley Heckman | Jan 8, 2026 | iNetwork News, iNetwork Team, Latest News, People, Recruitment
We are thrilled to announce that Alison McKenzie-Folan OBE, Chief Executive of Wigan Council, has been reappointed as Executive Chair of iNetwork for a further two-year term. Over the past two years, Alison has brought exceptional leadership, energy, and vision to...
by Mevish Khalid | Dec 19, 2025 | Connected Procurement and Commissioning, iNetwork News, iNetwork Team, Latest News, People
For the last 8 months, iNetwork has been joined by Lucy Hamilton, National Management Trainee on the Local Government Associations Graduate Scheme: Impact (formerly NGDP), the very scheme our Director Shelley Heckman started her local government journey on! Lucy...
by Sarah Day | Dec 19, 2025 | Events, iNetwork News, Latest News, Leading Practice Examples, People, Public Sector Skills, Transforming and Innovating Public Services
Project management within the local government is far from uniform. A recent discussion among practitioners at the iNetwork Project Management Frameworks Roundtable highlighted the wide spectrum of maturity levels, frameworks, and governance models in use, and the...
by Mevish Khalid | Nov 28, 2025 | Events, iNetwork Awards, iNetwork News, iNetwork Team, Latest News, Leading Practice Examples
The iNetwork Innovation Awards are back and bigger than ever! Since 2014, these awards have shone a spotlight on the creativity, collaboration, and excellence that drive transformation across local public services and their partners. Each year, we come together to...
by Sarah Day | Nov 28, 2025 | Events, iNetwork News, Latest News, Leading Practice Examples, People, Transforming and Innovating Public Services Programme
In the ‘Beyond Consultation: Meaningful Engagement in our Communities’ event held in October 2025 we were joined by three speakers and discussed what meaningful engagement can and should look like in the public sector. Our speakers were across local authorities and...
