Neuroscience and knife crime
Gifford Sutherland, knife crime expert at The Training Hub, provides some insight into neuroscience, young people and knife crime.
Campaigners warn of ‘democracy deserts’ in council elections
18/04/2019 More than 800,000 voters are being denied a real choice in the May local elections, according to new analysis by the Electoral Reform Society. |
Councils urged to tackle light pollution
17/04/2019 Councils have been urged to take action to limit the impact of artificial light from streets and buildings by the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE). |
Modular homes to be developed for homeless families in London
16/04/2019 Temporary modular homes are to be developed for homeless families in the capital following a £11m investment by mayor Sadiq Khan. |
Councils call for extra funding to stop UK being flooded with unsafe products
15/04/2019 Council leaders have warned new national bodies are not the best way to protect the UK from unsafe products. |
Unfair evictions to be banned under new proposals
15/04/2019 The Government has outlined plans to abolish short notice and unfair evictions for private renters in England. |
Thousands of children being taught in illegal schools
12/04/2019 Up to 6,000 children are being educated in illegal schools across England putting their safety and education at risk, a watchdog has warned. |
Worthing’s Art Deco pier named best in the UK
11/04/2019 Worthing’s Grade II Listed Art Deco pier has been voted the best in the UK for 2019. |
Whitehall pledges to end aggressive council tax debt collection
11/04/2019 The way local authorities recover unpaid council tax is to be reviewed by the Government in a bid to protect vulnerable residents from aggressive debt collection. |
Wales champions council tax discounts for mentally impaired
10/04/2019 A new initiative will make it easier for people with a severe mental impairment to receive a council tax discount. |
Nearly 13,000 new classrooms needed by 2022 in England
10/04/2019 England will require an additional 12,835 school classrooms by 2021/22 to meet demand, new research has revealed. |
Treasury moves to ban six-figure ‘golden goodbyes’ in local government
10/04/2019 The Government has launched a consultation into ending six-figure ‘golden goodbyes’ for public sector staff. |
Council receives funding to preserve 1910 election posters
10/04/2019 Wigan Council has secured funding to protect 141 posters from the 1910 election. |
Mayor cancels Hillsborough commemoration event over Duckenfield trial
05/04/2019 The planned commemoration to mark the 30th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster has been cancelled following the hung jury verdict of match commander David Duckenfield. |
ALMOs unable to replace 31% of Right to Buy sales in 2018
05/04/2019 Local authority housing companies were unable to replace 31% of properties sold under Right to Buy, a new survey has revealed. |
MSPs to investigate the causes of empty homes in Scotland
05/04/2019 An investigation into empty homes in Scotland and how they can be brought back into use is to be conducted by MSPs. |
Councils failing to use powers for rent repayment orders, landords warns
28/03/2019 Councils are failing to use new powers to force bad landlords to pay back rent, the Residential Landlords Association (RLA) have warned. |
Funding for five new garden towns
26/03/2019 Five new garden towns will receive a share of £3.7m to provide up to 64,000 new homes. |
Report finds disparities in highways maintenance funding
26/03/2019 An increase in local authority highways maintenance budgets is helping to stem the decline in local roads, a new report has found. |
Figures show no evidence of 'large-scale electoral fraud'
25/03/2019 Campaigners have warned the case for voter ID is getting ‘weaker by the day’ after new figures show there were only eight allegations of personation fraud last year. |
A million homes could be built on brownfield land
25/03/2019 More than a million new homes could be built on brownfield land, according to new research by the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE). |
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.
