Laura Sharman 19 March 2014

Budget 2014: A round up

Chancellor, George Osborne, delivered his 2014 Budget announcement today, but what does it mean for local government?

Here is our round up of the key points affecting councils:

Budget 2014: No great surprise for local government

Budget 2014: ‘More hard decisions, more cuts’, says Osborne

Budget 2014: Budget a ‘double whammy’ for local government workers

Budget 2014: Osborne backs garden cities

Budget 2014: Chancellor promises £200m for potholes

Budget 2014: £140m funding to improve flood defences

Labour brands Budget a ‘Tory con’

Budget 2014: Pickles welcomes house building pledges

Council leaders call for review of public services in post-austerity Britain

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New Products

Vent-Axia Delivers Social Housing a Smart Ventilation Solution Ahead of Awaab’s Law

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Case Studies

Acrospire Delivers Retrofit Lighting for Newbridge’s Joe Calzaghe Footbridge

Acrospire Delivers PIR-Controlled Lighting at Ruislip Lido Car Park

Spennymoor Market Place and Consett Middle Street revitalised using Thorn Lighting’s Thor Lanterns and Customisable Gobo Projectors

Acrospire Partners with Bath & North East Somerset Council to Illuminate Historic Film Location with LED Upgrade

Believ to install 22 charge points across Redcar and Cleveland

Acrospire Enhances Harlington Underpass with Energy-Saving Vandal-Resistant Lighting

Croydon Council selects integrated corporate GIS to improve efficiencies

Company Anouncements

Vent-Axia’s New Smart Fan Helps Landlords Stay Ahead of Awaab’s Law

Lucy Zodion recognised as sustainability leader with Build Back Better GREEN Award for HAWK3

CU Phosco Becomes Sustaining Member of DarkSky UK to Champion Better Night-Time Lighting

Yorkshire schools SuDS partnership boosts flood resilience

Airtech Helps Landlords Comply with Awaab’s Law

Cloudhouse offers housing associations risk-free route to IT modernisation

Adaptations teams’ opportunity to optimise value

Head of Regeneration (Winstanley-York Road)

London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and London Borough of Wandsworth

£85,000 to £116,847 per annum

Wandsworth council is pioneering a place-based approach to renewal that recognises the unique character of its diverse neighbourhoods while delivering coordinated change at scale. You will be responsible for a key workstream in this approach – leading Wandsworth, London

Recuriter: London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and London Borough of Wandsworth