VE Day: Council duties under the Armed Forces Covenant
As we mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day, Geoff Wild, Legal & Governance Consultant, looks at the duties of councils under the Armed Forces Covenant.
Medway bids for city status
31/01/2025 The leader of Medway Council has called on the Government to grant Medway city status to prevent reorganisation leading to a ‘significant loss of identity’. |
His Majesty visits Milton Keynes to mark city status
17/02/2023 The leader of Milton Keynes City Council yesterday welcomed His Majesty The King who visited the city to formerly mark its newly conferred city status. |
Funding request to rescue inflation-hit City Deal
30/11/2022 Derry City & Strabane DC is to request more funding to back its £250m City Deal as inflation threatens to force planned projects to be scaled back. |
£30m skills deal approved for South West Wales
26/10/2021 A £30m programme to provide thousands of people access to skills opportunities across South West Wales has been approved by the UK Government and Welsh Government. |
Budget 2021: £1bn confirmed for Town Deals
03/03/2021 Rishi Sunak has confirmed over £1bn will be made available for a further 45 Town Deals across England as part of the effort to tackle regional inequality. |
Local partners welcome £250m Northern Ireland investment deal
24/02/2021 The UK Government is set to sign a £250m investment agreement with local partners in Northern Ireland to boost the economic potential of the region. |
Budget 2020: Sunak reveals spending spree for first budget
11/03/2020 New chancellor Rishi Sunak has unveiled a Budget to end austerity, boost productivity and tackle the problems created by coronavirus. |
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Liverpool submits £230m ‘Green City Deal’
30/07/2019 The mayor of Liverpool has submitted a proposal to the new prime minister for a £230m Green City Deal to tackle climate change and boost the economy. |
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Whitehall announces £105m boost for Northern Ireland
14/05/2019 The Government has announced a £105m package to help boost the ‘economic potential’ of the Derry-Londonderry region. |
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Whitehall approves South Yorkshire devolution deal
10/05/2019 The Government has approved the South Yorkshire devolution deal, which will see £900m invested in the region. |
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Council ‘significantly’ changing approach to Swansea Bay city deal
12/04/2019 Neath Port Talbot Council has announced that it will be changing its approach to the Swansea Bay city deal after reviews found progress was ‘unduly slow’. |
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Funding worth £150m agreed for Tay Cities Deal
23/11/2018 A new funding package worth £150m has been agreed by four councils in the Tay Cities region of Scotland. |
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One Yorkshire submits devolution plans to Brokenshire
26/09/2018 Councils in Yorkshire have made a show of unity in their pursuit of a devolution deal for the region. |
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PM signs off on £600m Edinburgh City Deal
07/08/2018 Theresa May has signed off on a deal that will bring hundreds of millions of pounds worth of investment into the South East of Scotland. |
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Government announces £90m city region deal
31/05/2018 The UK and Scottish governments have announced joint investment of more than £90m in the Stirling and Clackmannanshire region to help drive economic growth. |
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Think tank outlines priorities for Sheffield's metro mayor
09/03/2018 The new mayor of Sheffield City Region should quickly introduce a ‘clean air charge’ when they take office, address skills gaps and bolster commercial centres, according to a think tank. |
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The top 10 things local government can expect in 2018
10/01/2018 Tiffany Cloynes outlines her predictions for the top 10 issues for local government in 2018. |
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MSPs warn ‘significant’ issues with City Region Deals must be addressed
08/01/2018 A number of concerns about Scotland’s City Region Deals have been raised today by a Holyrood Committee. |
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South Yorkshire devolution deal could be scrapped
19/09/2017 Barnsley and Doncaster MBCs have refused to back a Sheffield city region devolution deal. |
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Edinburgh and South East Scotland agrees £1.1bn City Deal
21/07/2017 A £1.1bn city deal for Edinburgh and South East Scotland was signed yesterday. |
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Landmark £1.3bn Swansea Bay city deal signed
20/03/2017 The Welsh government today announced a landmark £1.3bn city deal for the Swansea Bay region in a move expected to create nearly 10,000 new jobs. |
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City Deal reaches £100m milestone
19/10/2016 Council leaders yesterday agreed to release more than £31m for infrastructure projects in the Glasgow City Region. |
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Welsh councils to work regionally rather than be forced to merge
05/10/2016 There will be no forced mergers of councils in Wales, although they will be required to work together to deliver key services, according to new proposals. |
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County council slams district devo plan
12/08/2016 Nottinghamshire CC has warned plans to let Bassetlaw DC join the Sheffield City Region will be ‘bad for local democracy’ |
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Edinburgh approves plans for city region deal
01/07/2016 Edinburgh City Council has approved a report on a regional deal it says could attract £5bn of private sector investment. |
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Scottish cities call for New Deal with London and Edinburgh
13/06/2016 English cities have a competitive advantage over Scotland’s thanks to devolution arrangements with Whitehall, new report argues. |
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Landmark £1.2bn City Deal signed for Cardiff Capital Region
15/03/2016 A £1.2bn City Deal - expected to deliver 25,000 new jobs and unlock £4bn of private sector investment - has been agreed for the Cardiff Capital Region (CCR). |
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Calls for a housing ‘city deal’ for the capital
07/03/2016 The mayor of London and the boroughs should join forces to push for ‘radical’ new powers over housing, borrowing and property taxes, according to the final report from the London Housing Commission. |
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Cardiff asks Whitehall for £580m as part of City Deal bid
17/02/2016 Local authority leaders in Cardiff are calling on the UK Government to contribute £580m of funding as part of its City Deal bid. |
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Costain secures £110m road contract
03/02/2016 Lancashire County Council has awarded an £110m early contractor involvement (ECI) contract to Costain for the Preston Western Distributor and associated Link Roads. |
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Aberdeen secures £250m City Deal
28/01/2016 Aberdeen has become the second city in Scotland to receive a devolution deal with fresh investment secured for its oil and gas industry. |
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MPs call for improved accountability on devolution deals
11/11/2015 The Government has been warned its City Deals are not necessarily the 'most appropriate model' for wider devolution by the public spending watchdog. |
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Scottish councils submit £1bn city region deal
04/09/2015 A £1bn city region deal has been put forward for Edinburgh and South East Scotland today. |
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Scottish councils urge businesses to back £1bn City Region bid
14/08/2015 A £1bn City Region deal is being developed for Edinburgh and South East Scotland in a bid to accelerate economic growth in the region. |
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Ten Welsh councils agree to develop City Deal
29/07/2015 All ten councils in South East Wales have agreed to work together on a City Deal for the region. |
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£55m secured for Leeds city region growth
27/07/2015 West Yorkshire has been given the go ahead for £55m of funding to help deliver thousands of new jobs and homes. |
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Council funding cuts risk blocking devolution gains, warns watchdog
09/07/2015 Funding cuts could hamper local efforts to manage devolved powers, according to an investigation by the National Audit Office (NAO). |
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Council leaders invited to City Deal summit
09/06/2015 Local authority leaders have been called together to push forward plans for a new Cardiff City Deal. |
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Osborne set to deliver Budget in July
18/05/2015 Chancellor George Osborne has confirmed he will deliver a summer Budget on 8 July, where he is expected to detail long-anticipated £12bn cuts to welfare. |
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SNP launches General Election manifesto with northern cities focus
20/04/2015 The SNP has announced plans for wide-reaching support for cities across the UK as part of action to end national austerity. |
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Clegg labels West Yorkshire council leaders ‘sour’
26/03/2015 Nick Clegg has branded West Yorkshire council leaders ‘churlish and sour’ following their disapproval of devolution measures announced last week. |
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Portsmouth takes on key MoD sites to kick-start City Deal
17/11/2014 A land agreement has been signed that will pave the way for Portsmouth and Southampton’s City Deal and help to create 3,700 jobs. |
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City Deal secures multi-million pound skills investment
04/11/2014 More than £18m is being invested to improve business skills in Suffolk as part of the Greater Ipswich City Deal. |
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Commission urges fiscal freedom for metro areas
08/09/2014 Fifteen cities should be granted greater fiscal freedoms such as revaluing tax council tax bands and pool revenue streams, a new report recommends. |
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Billion pound City Deal for South Lanarkshire
22/08/2014 Ministers and South Lanarkshire have signed a £1.13bn investment deal to bring jobs and new infrastructure to the west of Scotland. |
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Glasgow City Deal finalised
21/08/2014 Ministers have signed off on Glasgow's £1.2bn City Deal which promises to unlock up to 20 key infrastructure deals across the city region. |
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Brighton City Deal unlocks regeneration with flood defence guarantee
12/03/2014 The Greater Brighton City Deal will unlock more than £170m of investment while supporting improvements to local flood defences. |
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Clegg reveals Southend-on-Sea City Deal
11/03/2014 A Southend-on-Sea City Deal will see over £6m of funding directed to support jobs and redevelopment in the Essex location. |
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Lords chosen to support Growth Deal talks
22/01/2014 Lord Heseltine and Lord Shipley have been appointed to support negotiations for Local Growth Deals with Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs). |
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City Deal agreed for Plymouth and South West Peninsula
17/01/2014 A City Deal between Plymouth and the South West Peninsula will be signed off by Government later today, in a move expected to see £296m invested in the region over the next 15 years. |
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Cities should 'share' proceeds of growth, think tank says
02/01/2014 City budgets should reflect local successes and ‘share’ the proceeds of employment growth with the Treasury, a think tank has said. |
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City Deal for Greater Norwich
12/12/2013 A City Deal has been signed in Greater Norwich, creating 13,000 additional jobs and 3,000 new homes. |
