Industrial strategy not doing enough for 'everday' sectors warn MPs
Edinburgh tram extension gets green light
Birmingham faces 'major public health crisis’, council warns
Homes England to share office space with Coventry City Council
Redefining the shape of local government
With the new authorities of East Suffolk and West Suffolk launching from next month, what final hurdles do the councils face in coming together? Neil Merrick reports.
Five areas chosen for Future Places scheme
13/03/2019 Five areas have been announced to take part in a programme to recognise and support 'high quality placemaking'. |
MPs warn eight out of ten households unable to escape ‘cruel’ benefit cap
12/03/2019 More than eight out of ten households affected by the benefit cap should be exempt from the ‘cruel’ policy, MPs have said today. |
Around 3,500 school places to be created for pupils with complex needs
11/03/2019 Thousands of new school places are being created for children with special needs or those facing additional challenges in mainstream education, Whitehall says |
Manchester signs ‘cultural agreement’ with Danish cities
07/03/2019 Manchester has signed a 'cultural agreement' with two Danish cities with a focus on arts and health, young people and urban development and design. |
Former Spice Girl raises awareness of economic abuse
06/03/2019 Spice Girl Mel B has visited Downing Street as the Government prepares to recognise economic abuse in its definition of domestic abuse for the first time. |
Council makes 'significant progress' after standards issues
01/03/2019 Sandwell MBC has made ‘significant progress’ following an independent review last year. |
Liverpool development set to be ‘game-changer’, mayor says
28/02/2019 A plan for up to 1,500 new homes to be built at a prime waterfront spot in Liverpool is set to go ahead. |
Council to bask in glow of solar farm cash
27/02/2019 Warrington Council expects to generate an estimated operating surplus of £150m over 30 years after buying two UK solar farms. |
Councils declare a ‘climate emergency’
26/02/2019 A climate emergency declaration has been made by 27 councils across the country following a campaign by the Green Party. |
Councillors take final step towards creation of new Weymouth council
25/02/2019 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council is one step closer towards setting up of a new town council for Weymouth. |
Sutton chosen to trial 'on-demand' bus service
20/02/2019 An ‘on-demand’ bus service is set to be trialled in Sutton to help reduce the borough’s high dependency on cars. |
Council chiefs insist waste reforms must be ‘fully funded’
18/02/2019 Local authority leaders have welcomed plans to ‘overhaul’ the waste system, but cautioned Whitehall that any reforms need to be fully funded. |
New funding to get people more involved in local issues
15/02/2019 Funding has been announced in 16 boroughs, town and cities across England to encourage more people to get involved in local issues. |
Council offers additional leave to victims of abuse
14/02/2019 A Scottish Council is set to be the first in Europe to offer additional leave provision to employees who are victims of domestic abuse. |
Only a week left to enter Street Design Awards
14/02/2019 The Street Design Awards, celebrating innovation and best practice in street design schemes, have been relaunched by Local Government News magazine. |
Council rolls scooters out in bid to tackle pollution
13/02/2019 Children in Leeds will soon be travelling to school on scooters instead of in cars as part of the council’s push to clean up the city’s air. |
NILGA: Give councils the power to change Northern Ireland
11/02/2019 The Northern Ireland Local Government Association (NILGA) has called for the role of councils to be formally reviewed and strengthened after the elections in May, giving greater decision making powers to local people and places. |
Historical guildhall to undergo first ‘major restoration’ in decades
11/02/2019 York's Guildhall, one of the city’s most historically significant buildings, could be in line for its first major restoration in more than 60 years. |
Brokenshire announces plans to improve integration
11/02/2019 The Government has announced new measures to help immigrants integrate with their communities. |
Housing crisis forces millennials to move back in with parents
08/02/2019 Young adults are increasingly moving back in with their parents due, in part, to the the national housing shortage, research suggests. |
London boroughs announce new joint digital strategy
07/02/2019 Kingston and Sutton councils have announced a new joint digital strategy that will help the boroughs become ‘better connected through technology’. |
Local government outsourcing fell by more than £80m in 2018
06/02/2019 The total value of outsourcing contracts agreed by councils in 2018 fell by more than £80m in 2018, according to the Arvato UK Outsourcing Index. |
Call for tourism tax review
05/02/2019 An inquiry into cultural investment in cities has called for a UK-wide review of the benefits of a tourism tax. |
Cheshire East comes top in national library survey
01/02/2019 Cheshire East is celebrating once again taking the top spot in a national survey of library services. |
Multi-million funding boost to prevent potholes
31/01/2019 The Government has announced a £23m funding boost to develop new technology that can stop potholes from forming. |
Funding deal agreed to build homes on London's rooftops
31/01/2019 The Government has backed a project to build rooftop properties in London on the top of existing buildings. |
Around £2bn of clean energy projects ‘stuck’ due to lack of funds
30/01/2019 A ‘temperature check’ survey has identified an estimated £2bn worth of council clean energy projects that are struggling to progress due to underfunding. |
Glasgow could move council offices to regeneration areas
30/01/2019 Plans to move council offices from the city centre to key regeneration sites are being considered by Glasgow City Council. |
Third district joins legal action against Bucks unitary plan
28/01/2019 A third council has announced it will be taking legal action against the proposed new unitary council for Buckinghamshire. |
Whitehall makes £50,000 available for high streets
25/01/2019 Communities across the country can bid for up to £50,000 to help make local areas more attractive for business, the high streets minister has announced. |
Developer announces plans to build 800 homes in Yorkshire
25/01/2019 Plans for 800 new homes in the East Riding of Yorkshire on a site as big as 50 football pitches have taken a step forward. |
Holyrood urged to promote gender equality in education
25/01/2019 The Scottish government is being urged to establish a new commission to promote equality for girls and women in education. |
Report sets out how to make selective licensing more effective
24/01/2019 Selective licensing schemes are helping to tackle dangerous properties but they could be more effective if the Government introduced some simple measures. |
Place jobcentres next to council services, London boroughs urge
24/01/2019 Jobcentre support should be placed alongside council services to help tackle long-term unemployment and in-work poverty, London Councils have said today. |
Coastal landmarks receive £1m in Whitehall funding
23/01/2019 The Government has announced £1m of funding to help restore coastal assets and landmarks to their ‘former glory’. |
Nottingham sets sights on being UK’s first carbon neutral city
23/01/2019 Nottingham City Council has set itself an ambitious target of becoming the UK’s first carbon neutral city by 2028. |
Council investigates using ‘smart’ cars to detect potholes
22/01/2019 Oxfordshire County Council could be rolling out ‘smart’ cars to help detect potholes quickly. |
Council chiefs call for more funding to tackle domestic abuse
22/01/2019 Local government leaders say they support Whitehall’s new measures aimed at tackling domestic abuse, but add that they must be fully funded. |
Barking and Dagenham launches green energy company
21/01/2019 A London borough has today launched its own greener energy provider which it argues will save residents money. |
Education watchdog calls time on ‘teaching to the test'
16/01/2019 Ofsted says it is moving away from its focus on performance data as the watchdog launches a consultation on proposals for changes to its inspection framework. |
Police arrest 55 in connection with child sex abuse cases
15/01/2019 Police have arrested 55 men in connection with historical child sex abuse cases in West Yorkshire. |
Whitehall announces £1.5m for Midlands digital map
14/01/2019 Local authorities across the Midlands will benefit from a new digital map which will identify the best investment and regeneration opportunities across the area. |
York invests nearly £2m to improve air quality
10/01/2019 City of York Council plans to invest £1.6m in order to reduce the exhaust emissions from local bus services. |
Councils to save £90,000 by sharing top staff
10/01/2019 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough councils have announced plans to share more of their top personnel in order to make efficiency savings. |
Think tank calls for ‘major rethink’ of electric vehicles roll out
10/01/2019 The roll out of infrastructure for electric vehicles risks exacerbating the divide between rich and poor, creating ‘a tale of two cities’ in urban centres, a think tank has warned. |
Bromley children’s services undergo ‘remarkable’ improvements
09/01/2019 Bromley council are ‘extremely proud’ after Ofsted rated their children’s services, which were ‘inadequate’ two years ago, ‘good’ with ‘outstanding’ leadership. |
Public back Edinburgh’s ‘tourist tax’
09/01/2019 A consultation has revealed 85% of people strongly support the introduction of a ‘tourist tax’ in Edinburgh. |
Stoke-on-Trent announces £40m housing partnership
08/01/2019 Stoke-on-Trent City Council has announced it is to undertake a major £40m regeneration programme in order to deliver hundreds of affordable houses. |
Commission outlines need for more than three million new social homes
08/01/2019 More than three million new social homes are needed to tackle the housing crisis over the next 20 years, according to a new report from Shelter’s independent social housing commission. |
Burnham launches plan to make Greater Manchester an ‘ambitious hub’
07/01/2019 Greater Manchester’s leaders are today announcing ‘radical plans’ to deliver more affordable housing and better transport across the region. |
A new whitepaper – produced by BT - looks set to dispel the myths surrounding ‘future networks’ and achieving a smarter digital future for organisations.
Download a new White Paper on dealing with the new EU General Data Protection Regulation
SD-WAN expert video: public sector
BT Expert / SD-WAN – Simon Yellowley on Public Sector organisations
Not all ethical hackers are equal
Bas de Graaf provides advice on choosing the right partner to help you stay secure.
UniCORN Framework
Why BT UniCORN Framework – Join the partnership to cut costs and create opportunities.
The role of digital leadership
Phil Baulch of BT looks at some of the key issues discussed at The MJ’s recent Future Forum North event.
Intelligent connectivity for intelligent healthcare
To deliver the digital ambitions of the NHS and deal with the increasing demand on health services requires intelligent connectivity, argues Keiron Salt.
London ICT Framework
There are hundreds of frameworks to choose from, helping your organisation to procure anything from office supplies to cloud services. But if you’re based in the capital, you might want to consider the BT London ICT Framework.
