How local authorities can make money from energy
Stephen Stead explains how councils can use their existing assets to generate new revenue streams.
Tackling inequality key for post-COVID recovery, say experts
30/09/2020 Safeguarding people's living standards, re-evaluating the role of key workers in society, and reducing inequality are ‘crucial’ for the UK’s economic recovery, researchers say. |
Carers added to list of occupations hit by migration restrictions
30/09/2020 Senior care workers should be added to a list of occupations which will be able to employ migrants to make up for labour shortages once freedom of movement ends, an advisory committee says. |
Teesside mayor announces UK’s first hydrogen transport centre
30/09/2020 Teesside is set to become the site of the UK’s first hydrogen transport centre, the Tees Valley mayor has announced. |
Black working-class pupils criminalised by ‘two-tier education system’
29/09/2020 Black working-class young people in England are being unfairly excluded and criminalised by a ‘two-tier education system’, a new report says. |
Indoor inter-household mixing banned in North East
29/09/2020 People living in several areas in the North East will be fined if they mix indoors with individuals from different households, the Government has announced. |
PM pledges to protect ‘additional 4%’ of UK’s land
28/09/2020 The Government has committed to protecting 30% of the UK’s land by 2030 as part of a global effort to protect nature and boost biodiversity. |
Government announces £2m to encourage children to cycle and walk
28/09/2020 The Government has announced it will be making £2m available to help encourage children to walk or cycle to school. |
New benchmark reveals top five ‘green economies’ in UK
24/09/2020 The top five green economies per capita in 2018/19 were in south east England, Greater Manchester and the Leeds City Region, according to new research. |
NHS COVID-19 app launched
24/09/2020 People across England and Wales are being urged to download the NHS COVID-19 app to help control the spread of coronavirus. |
Transport group warns of ‘rapid and deep cut’ in bus services
24/09/2020 A consultancy group has warned there could be a reduction of bus services of between 30% and 40% if financial support is withdrawn from transport services. |
Tens of thousands of homes built after ‘bypassing’ planning system
23/09/2020 The Government’s approach to regulating the quality of new homes is ‘broken’, campaigners say as a new study argues that tens of thousands of homes have legally avoided the planning system. |
Northampton BC buys M&S building for £1.45m
23/09/2020 Northampton Borough Council has bought a former Marks and Spencer building for £1.45m as part of an effort to transform the town centre. |
Study promotes ‘systemic change’ within the private rented sector
22/09/2020 A new study outlining measures that can be adopted to make the private rented sector (PRS) more secure for people from a diverse range of backgrounds has been launched. |
Councils to ‘regularly report’ on efforts to fight modern slavery
22/09/2020 Local authorities and other public bodies which have a budget of £36m or more will be required to regularly report on the steps they have taken to prevent modern slavery in their supply chains. |
Tackle health and economic inequalities at local level, economists say
21/09/2020 A group of leading economists says that the Government’s ‘leveling up’ agenda should focus more on devolution and health and economic inequalities, and not just on big infrastructure projects. |
Council chiefs call for ‘urgent clarity’ about self-isolation scheme funding
21/09/2020 Local authority leaders have called on the Government to clarify how already over-stretched councils will be reimbursed for the new self-isolation support scheme. |
Care workers to receive free PPE over winter
18/09/2020 Care workers and the people receiving adult social care are going to be provided with free PPE, the health and social care secretary has confirmed. |
Labour calls for extension of evictions ban to ‘avoid homelessness crisis’
18/09/2020 The Labour Party have called on the Government to extend the evictions ban due to end on Sunday to avoid a homelessness crisis this winter. |
New parents asked to answer questionnaire on early years’ development
18/09/2020 New parents and health service professionals are being asked to contribute to a Government review on ways to improve the healthy development of infants. |
Manchester CC launches consultation on 270 home regeneration proposal
18/09/2020 Manchester City Council has launched a consultation on a regeneration plan that will see 270 new homes built in Collyhurst. |
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.
