Council elections: A testing time for party alignments
Like it or not, the council elections will be dominated by an issue that has nothing to do with local government, says Mark Whitehead.
Opening doors on the High Street
11/03/2019 Can the government's pilot scheme open doors on the High Street? Fiona Sawyer and Frances Edwards report. |
UK Franchise calls for high street reform in 2019
19/02/2019 Mathnasium urges landlords and planning departments to modernise planning policy. |
Whitehall makes £50,000 available for high streets
25/01/2019 Communities across the country can bid for up to £50,000 to help make local areas more attractive for business, the high streets minister has announced. |
Crickhowell High Street named as best in the UK
16/11/2018 Crickhowell High Street has been announced as the winner of the Great British High Street Awards. |
Plans to make empty high street premises ‘community hubs’
07/11/2018 The communities secretary will today announce plans to support the conversion of empty high street premises into homes and community hubs. |
Grimsby ‘unhealthiest’ high street in Britain
02/11/2018 Grimsby has the ‘unhealthiest’ high street in Britain, according to a study that looks at the impact of the high street on the health of a town’s residents. |
The March issue of Local Government News explores alternative funding channels that are available to councils beyond the Public Works Loan Board, what hurdles merging councils face in coming together, and how local government is handling GDPR.
This issue also has a special highways and street lighting section exploring how councils can use lighting to embark on their smart city journey and using IoT technology to weather the storm.
