Addressing regional inequalities
Andrew Borland, Chief Innovation Officer at the Virtual Engineering Centre (VEC), University of Liverpool discusses the importance of levelling up for growth.
Health chiefs back call for more gambling restrictions
21/12/2023 Local health chiefs have backed a call from MPs urging the Government to do more to minimise children’s exposure to gambling advertising. |
Gambling reforms ‘vague’, public health directors say
27/04/2023 The Government’s gambling reforms are ‘vague’ and ‘disappointing’, according to the representative body for directors of public health. |
Council chiefs call for powers to crackdown on gambling
21/02/2022 Local authority leaders have called on the Government to toughen up regulations on the gambling industry to help protect vulnerable people. |
Problem gambling costs society £1.27 billion a year, review finds
01/10/2021 Gambling-related harms costs society at least £1.27bn a year, a review by Public Health England has found. |
Poorest areas have most gambling premises, study finds
23/08/2021 The UK's most deprived communities have the highest number of gambling outlets, a new study has revealed. |
Review of gambling laws should take ‘public health approach’ says alliance
08/12/2020 A ‘public health approach’ should be at the heart of the review of gambling laws, an alliance has urged today. |
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Alliance calls to extend gambling harm protections after lockdown
02/06/2020 Measures to protect people from gambling harm should be extended beyond the lockdown, the Gambling Health Alliance (GHA) has said. |
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Whitehall urged to change gambling laws to apply to online games
22/10/2019 A new report has called on the Government to tighten gambling laws to help protect children from spending hundreds of pounds while playing online games. |
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Number of young people gambling is ‘emerging’ public health risk
16/10/2019 A new study has found an increasing number of young people are experimenting with gambling, making them more likely to be problem gamblers later in life. |
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Tackling youth gambling
11/09/2019 Ian Butler explains why local government needs a range of interventions and resources to combat gambling for young people. |
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Service launched to help 55,000 children who are addicted to gambling
24/06/2019 The NHS has announced the launch of the health service’s first young people’s gambling addiction service to help tackle the ‘scourge’ of problem gambling. |
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Commission launches strategy to reduce ‘gambling harms’
26/04/2019 The commission dedicated to tackling the harmful impacts of gambling has launched a new three-year strategy designed to reduce ‘gambling harms’. |
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Number of child gamblers increases in past year
21/11/2018 Parents, businesses and regulators should work together to protect children and young people from the risks of gambling, according to the official watchdog. |
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Council chiefs blast Treasury decision to delay gambling reform
02/11/2018 Local government leaders have said the decision to delay a planned reduction in the maximum stake on fixed-odds betting terminals is ‘extremely concerning.’ |
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Don’t delay betting machine reform, councils warn
09/07/2018 Council chiefs have called on the Government to resist pressure from the betting industry to delay reform of the laws governing gambling machines. |
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Council chiefs warn Treasury against ‘blocking’ plans to fight gambling addiction
24/04/2018 Local authority leaders have warned the Treasury not to ‘block’ plans to reduce the maximum stakes offered by betting machines, arguing it will ‘hinder’ efforts to tackle problem gambling. |
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Council chiefs call for crack down on gambling machine stakes
19/03/2018 Local authority leaders welcome recommendations to reduce the maximum stakes of gambling machines but argue they should be lowered to just £2. |
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Councils welcome tougher standards on gambling advertising
15/02/2018 Town hall chiefs have welcomed tougher standards on gambling advertising aimed at reducing harm. |
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Think tank calls for 1% levy on gambling industry to help treat addictions
24/01/2018 Funding to help problem gamblers is three times less than funding to treat alcohol or drug abuse, a think tank has highlighted. |
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Councils welcome plans to reduce maximum stakes on gambling machines
31/10/2017 Councils leaders have called for the maximum stakes on gambling machines to be reduced to £2 to protect vulnerable people from harm. |
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Surge in gambling advertising putting young people at risk, warns councils
02/10/2017 Council leaders have called for greater restrictions on gambling advertising to protect young people from potential harm. |
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Bookmakers: a boost for the high street
22/09/2017 High streets risk losing another full rate paying high street retailer as betting shops come under pressure. |
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High stakes of fixed odds betting terminals must be reduced, MPs say
31/01/2017 Councils have welcomed recommendations that the maximum stakes of fixed odds betting terminals (FOBTs) are dramatically reduced and powers granted to councils to regulate the gambling machines. |
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Problem gambling costing the UK up to £1.2bn a year finds report
13/12/2016 Local and central government must do more to cope with problem gambling, think tank the Institute for Public Policy Research has demanded. |
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Betting review ‘significant step in right direction’, councils say
25/10/2016 Council leaders have welcomed a Government review of restrictions on gaming machines as 'a significant step in the right direction.' |
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Councils need powers to reject betting shop applications, LGA says
25/07/2016 Local authority leaders have demanded extra powers after new research showed a link between clusters of high street betting shops and problem gambling. |
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Councils call for limit on fixed odd betting machines
26/04/2016 Town hall chiefs are calling on the Government to reduce the maximum stakes on fixed odd betting machines, warning that gamblers can lose up to £18,000 an hour. |
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Councils back new regulations to reduce gambling harm
06/04/2016 Gambling operators will need to produce risk assessments to show how they are reducing harm in their local areas under new regulations that came into effect from today. |
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Council considers launching online lottery
25/02/2016 Amber Valley Council is considering setting up the UK’s first borough-wide lottery to help fund good causes in the borough. |
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Councils tackle gambling-related harm with ‘cutting edge’ research
15/02/2016 Two local authorities have become the first in the UK to map people at risk of gambling-related harm in their communities. |
Shell is helping power the journey towards a circular paving industry with Shell Bitumen LT R, a new product for roads that uses plastics destined for landfill as part of the additives to make the bitumen.
Effective Energy Group is now offering its support to the 40 Local Authorities who have received a share of the £430m to deliver their projects on the ground by surveying properties and installing measures.
Dougie Belmore explains how one of the main interfaces between you and Bacs is about to change.
