Sizewell C and NSIPs through a local lens
Cllr Richard Rout, Suffolk County Council, looks at Sizewell C and Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs) from a local perspective.
Welsh councils to get new powers over second homes
05/07/2022 Welsh councils will be given new powers to limit the number of second homes in their community under plans revealed by the First Minister. |
Welsh auditors: NHS waiting lists could take seven years to clear
31/05/2022 It could be seven years before Wales sees its NHS waiting lists come back down to pre-pandemic levels, Welsh Auditors have claimed. |
Northumberland issues s114 over unlawful finances
23/05/2022 Northumberland CC has issued a section 114 notice for unlawful expenditure – including allowances paid to its chief executive Daljit Lally. |
New Bill to put beauty at the heart of planning, says Gove
08/05/2022 The Queen’s Speech is set to include a new bill to revamp planning and kick start housebuilding, levelling up secretary Michael Gove has revealed. |
Conservatives hit hard in London as poll results roll in
06/05/2022 Labour has taken control of Westminster, Wandsworth and Barnet LBCs, in an election night that has hit the Conservatives hard. |
There is no more cash for COVID, Government confirms
31/03/2022 There will be no more funding to help councils deal with outbreaks of COVID, the Government has confirmed. |
Levelling up plans will fail, IfG report claims
31/03/2022 The Government’s plans for levelling up will not cut regional inequality, a report from the influential Institute for Government (IfG) has claimed. |
Government needs to 'get a grip' on council tax rebate, says Betts
29/03/2022 The Government needs to ‘get a grip’ on the council tax rebate scheme, the chair of the levelling up select committee has said. |
Spring statement: Sunak to tackle cost of living pressures
23/03/2022 Chancellor Rishi Sunak is expected to tackle increasing pressure on household budgets when he makes his Spring Statement today. |
Ministers fail to act on calls to beef up standards
18/03/2022 The Government has been accused of ‘willfully looking the other way’ on standards after failing to act on recommendations to beef up sanctions. |
Council finances fared better than expected in COVID crisis, says IFS
11/01/2022 The cost of COVID for councils has been far less than expected, research from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has found. |
Nottingham issues Section 114 over 'unlawful' finances
16/12/2021 Nottingham CC has issued a Section 114 notice following the discovery that it unlawfully diverted cash from its housing revenue account to general funds. |
Government urged to allow remote council meetings
10/12/2021 Council leaders have urged the government to rethink the rules to allow remote council meetings. |
Bonanza Budget claims councils have the largest rise in a decade
27/10/2021 Chancellor Rishi Sunak has unveiled a Budget and spending review he claimed will deliver the high skill, high wage economy promised at the Conservative Party Conference. |
Johnson vows to ‘get care done’
06/10/2021 The Prime Minister delivered a speech peppered with quips but short on announcements at the Conservative Party Conference. |
Government set to hike NI to pay for care and health
03/09/2021 Government is set to plough ahead with plans to raise national insurance to fund health and social, with an announcement expected next week. |
County areas chase devo dream
17/08/2021 County areas are lining up to strike one of the first tranche of devolution deals. |
Jenrick primes inspectors for planning changes despite growing revolt
06/08/2021 Communities secretary Robert Jenrick has written to the chief of the Planning Inspectorate amid growing fears over a revolt over planning proposals. |
Keep up COVID funding to end homelessness, says Kerslake
27/07/2021 Ending homelessness is possible, but the Government needs to keep up funding or face a post-pandemic surge, an independent commission concluded. |
Jenrick announces unitary deals
22/07/2021 North Yorkshire and Somerset County Councils have been given the go ahead to become single unitary councils, while Cumbria will be carved in two. |
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.
