More video on Localgov.co.uk

Our editorial team has been busy again today getting a video together for our sister title, Surveyor magazine.

The video is a vox pop of public opinion on council winter services - or road gritting, to use its more popular term - and will be shown at Surveyor's leading conference for council officers in this field, Cold Comfort, which is taking place in Cardiff as I write. You can view it here.

The vox pop is a well-used (possibly over-used!) tool in local newspapers and it has its uses for Localgov.co.uk, too, given that councils' public service remit. Accordingly, we will be conducting these from time to time covering a range of service areas and initiatives.

And on the subject of video, MJ editor Michael Burton will be starting a video bulletin covering the major issues of the week. Michael has vast experience of the local government field and has been writing and commenting on the issues affecting the sector for more than 20 years.

We are aiming to have his first video live on Thursday.