Social housing providers still need more support to tackle planning delay
Jonathan Pearson warns the country’s 'slow and cumbersome' planning process is currently preventing local authorities from adequately responding to housing need.
New £25,000 grants to celebrate ‘overlooked’ working class histories
21/02/2022 Historic England today announced that it is making grants available to fund community-led projects that will celebrate ‘overlooked’ working class histories. |
Yorkshire councils welcome find of rare Roman remains
15/04/2021 Local authorities in North Yorkshire have welcomed the ‘remarkable discovery’ of rare Roman remains at a housing development site. |
Whitehall urges councils to list local heritage sites
23/10/2019 The Government has called on councils to draw up lists of historical and cultural buildings in their area as part of a drive to preserve local assets. |
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£62m fund to regenerate historic high streets
20/05/2019 The culture secretary has said that a new £62m fund will ‘breathe new life’ into historic high streets across the country. |
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Whitehall announces £36m to develop coastal communities
25/03/2019 Around 70 coastal projects have been awarded a total of £36m by the Government as part of an effort to attract tourists and create jobs. |
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Historical guildhall to undergo first ‘major restoration’ in decades
11/02/2019 York's Guildhall, one of the city’s most historically significant buildings, could be in line for its first major restoration in more than 60 years. |
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Coastal landmarks receive £1m in Whitehall funding
23/01/2019 The Government has announced £1m of funding to help restore coastal assets and landmarks to their ‘former glory’. |
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.
