The Brownfield Land Release Fund
To what extent does this early initiative of the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities deliver on the ‘levelling up’ agenda? Lawrence Turner reports.
Council chiefs in Wales commit to become ‘diverse councils’
09/03/2021 Local authority leaders in Wales have agreed to ensure council chambers are more representative of their communities following the upcoming local elections. |
£260m funding boost for Welsh councils
14/08/2020 Welsh ministers have announced a £260m funding boost for councils, bringing the total amount of government COVID-19 support to almost half a billion pounds. |
Local government associations pledge to tackle abuse of councillors
10/08/2020 The UK's four local government associations have pledged to work together to tackle the rise in abuse targeted at elected members. |
Welsh councils call for support over 'devastating' Airbus job losses
07/07/2020 Council leaders in Wales have called for extra support after Airbus cut more than 1,700 jobs across their UK operations. |
Unite expected to urge council pay offer rejection
11/05/2020 Trade union Unite is expected to recommend that its members reject the employers ‘final’ 2.75% pay offer at a national committee meeting later this week. |
Call for lifting of immigration rules
20/04/2020 Council leaders in England, Scotland and Wales have called for a temporary lifting of the immigration rules that stop some migrants accessing public funds. |
New leader appointed for WLGA
09/12/2019 The leader of Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council, cllr Andrew Morgan, has been elected as the new leader of the Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA). |
Councils welcome education improvements in Wales
04/12/2019 Council leaders in Wales have welcomed improvements to all areas of the country’s education system. |
Councils urged to protect councillors from abuse
03/07/2019 Councils are being urged to take steps to protect councillors from abuse and intimidation in a new guide published today. |
Ash tree disease poses public safety risk in Wales, council chiefs say
01/07/2019 Local authorities have committed themselves to tackling a notorious ash tree disease that has spread across Wales. |
Welsh Government to simplify joint working between councils
19/06/2019 A blueprint for joint working between councils is to be published by the Welsh Government. |
Welsh councils receive £1.2m for Brexit preparations
14/03/2019 Each local in Wales will receive £45,000 to help ramp up their work to prepare for Brexit. |
Councils welcome £13m financial package in Wales
21/11/2018 Local government leaders in Wales have welcomed the latest figures put forward by the Cardiff administration for next year's budgets – but warned there could still be further cuts to services or rises in council tax. |
Minister embroiled in 'Oliver Twist' row
24/10/2018 Welsh local authorities have called on the First Minister to consider sacking his colleague in charge of councils after he labelled councillors ‘Oliver Twists’. |
Finance settlement has 'gravest implications'
09/10/2018 Councils have dismissed today’s Welsh Government’s finance settlement as a ‘bread and butter budget’ in which town halls ‘get the crumbs again’. |
Welsh councils call for ring-fenced preventative funding
18/09/2018 A new Preventative Care Fund should be set up in Wales to help ease the strain on children's services, councils have said. |
Welsh Government in new push for larger councils
20/03/2018 Local government in Wales is facing a radical overhaul, with ministers consulting on plans to create ‘larger, stronger councils’. |
This issue of Public Property examines how how flexible workspaces can lead the way in regeneration for local authorities, Why local authority intervention is key to successful urban regeneration schemes and if the Government’s challenge of embracing beauty is an opportunity for communities.
The March issue also takes a closer look at Blackburn with Darwen Council's first digital health hub to help people gain control over health and care services.
