Cornwall first to pass on COVID-19 funding to local councils

07/08/2020

Cornwall Council is set to be the first to pass on government funding to parish and town councils affected by the coronavirus crisis.

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‘Levelling up’ school funding benefits wealthier student

Government urged to take action on emissions from peatland

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London's first cross-borough low traffic scheme

Human Resources

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Finance

Cornwall first to pass on COVID-19 funding to local councils

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Councils urge extension for grants support scheme

Transformation

Public back investment for ‘15-minute’ communities

Council chiefs call on Government to help local creative industries

Call to scrap two-tier local government system in rural areas

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Health and Social Care

Calls for urgent investment in mental health recovery

Councils warned about discriminating against autistic children

Progress on health and social care pledges to be rated under new system

Council launches local test and trace system

Public Property

Fast-tracked funding to improve school buildings

Unsafe mental health wards are a 'disaster waiting to happen'

Changing Places toilets to be installed in every new public building

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