Widening the property talent pool
William Eichler finds out a new programme is encouraging young people to have a career in the property and regeneration sector.
Communities urged to bid for share of Clean Energy Fund
19/06/2019 A £10m fund set up by the Government will encourage community groups to save on energy bills, cut emissions and make money by selling electricity back to the national grid. |
Social workers warn of 'devastating' impact of cuts
19/06/2019 Social workers have claimed they cannot do their jobs properly because of years of funding cuts. |
Councils hit out at clean air zone delays
19/06/2019 The UK's two biggest local authorities have blamed the Government for delays to introducing the country's first clean air zones. |
Households given two months 'breathing space' for problem debt
19/06/2019 People will be protected from the 'devastating impact' of problem debt in a new scheme announced by the Government. |
Heritage projects given £100m funding boost
19/06/2019 The National Lottery has announced plans to hand out funding to big projects over the next three years totalling £100m. |
Children exposed to toxic air inside schools, report warns
18/06/2019 The quality of air inside and outside primary schools must be improved to protect children's health, campaigners have demanded. |
Wider funding issues put NHS plan in 'jeopardy'
18/06/2019 Delivering improved care for patients in the new NHS Long Term Plan will be 'extremely challenging' without urgent government action to increase funding, health experts have warned. |
Millions 'wasted' on painted cycle lanes, ambassadors warn
17/06/2019 Cycling and walking ambassadors have called on the Government to provide councils with greater powers and more money to make key changes in cities. |
Amazon awarded £460m in public sector contracts since 2015
14/06/2019 A contract awarded to Amazon by a local government purchasing organisation is the biggest in the UK public sector, according to new research. |
Grenfell Tower: Hundreds of high-rise buildings still have 'unsafe' cladding
14/06/2019 There are still 'huge challenges ahead' two years after the Grenfell Tower fire, according to the leader of the council where the disaster took place. |
Whitehall approves 22 new free schools
14/06/2019 Bids to create 22 new free schools have been approved, education secretary Damien Hinds has announced. |
Greater Manchester aims to be carbon-neutral by 2038
14/06/2019 Plans by Greater Manchester to become the UK’s 'leading green and digital city-region' have won backing from the Government in its new Local Industrial Strategy. |
Two councils given funding to help women back to work
13/06/2019 Seven successful projects to be given funding to help support women and carers back return to work have been named. |
Birmingham LGBT dispute: A challenge for policymakers
13/06/2019 Mark Whitehead examines the role of Birmingham City Council in helping to resolve the LGBT school row. |
Sunak brings forward revaluation of business rates
13/06/2019 Business rates will reflect property values more accurately after a shake-up being introduced in new legislation. |
Universal credit causing rent arrears, MSPs warn
12/06/2019 The Scottish Parliament has called for immediate action to tackle the problem of rent arrears it says have been caused by the Universal Credit system. |
Launch of £5m fund to support unpaid carers
12/06/2019 A new pot of government money will help promote the health and wellbeing of people who look after others, according to minister for care Caroline Dinenage. |
Poorest children most affected by early years funding crisis, research finds
12/06/2019 The poorest children are bearing the brunt of cuts in funding for early years education, according to campaigners. |
Planning system 'fuelling' North-South divide, says think tank
11/06/2019 The current planning system is increasing the North-South divide, according to a think tank. |
Some schools 'discouraging' admission of special needs children
11/06/2019 Children with special needs are being discouraged from attending some primary schools, education experts have warned. |
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.
