Somerset councils vote to establish two unitary authorities
Coventry e-scooter trial ‘paused’ due to misuse
Supporting over 50s ‘crucial’ to building post-pandemic resilience, charity says
Council announces ‘innovative’ nitrate neutral development scheme
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Government announces £22m rural broadband investment
14/09/2020 Over £22m of funding is being invested into the Government’s broadband voucher scheme to boost broadband speeds in rural English shires and counties. |
All West Yorkshire councils back devolution deal
11/09/2020 All five West Yorkshire councils and the Combined Authority have given their consent to a devolution deal for the region. |
Holyrood announces £30m regeneration fund
10/09/2020 The Scottish government has announced that Scotland’s local authorities will receive £30m of new investment for regeneration and town centres. |
Councils voice support for new Community Wealth Fund
10/09/2020 Calls for a Community Wealth Fund to transform the most ‘left behind’ neighbourhoods have been backed by 10 councils in England. |
Digital secretary announces £2.6m data sharing project
09/09/2020 The Government today launched a National Data Strategy, which includes a new multi-million pound project to address barriers to data sharing. |
Private finance can drive ‘infrastructure revolution’, says CBI
08/09/2020 Private sector investment can be a major driver of the UK’s ‘infrastructure revolution’, according to business representatives. |
Review calls for new local government audit regulator
08/09/2020 A new local government audit body should be created and ministers should change the way they judge the financial stability of councils, a review of local government audit has found. |
Scottish councils release blueprint for change
07/09/2020 A local government blueprint laying out the changes required to unlock councils’ full potential has been published by the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) today. |
Council chiefs announce net zero innovation programme
02/09/2020 Councils and universities can apply for a new Net Zero Innovation Programme to address climate challenges at a local level, the Local Government Association (LGA) and UCL announce today. |
DCN: Bigger local government is ‘not better or cheaper’
01/09/2020 Proposals for county unitary councils would be 122 times larger than the average council in Germany, a new report by the District Councils’ Network (DCN) warns today. |
Countywide unitaries ‘could save £3bn’
27/08/2020 Replacing two-tier counties with one unitary authority could deliver almost £3bn savings over five years, according to research published by the County Councils Network (CCN) today. |
Council chiefs urge courier services to swap vans for cargo bikes
27/08/2020 Delivery companies should switch to cargo bike schemes where possible to cut carbon emissions, improve air quality and reduce congestion, council leaders say. |
Ministers urge councils to help ‘boost’ digital connectivity
27/08/2020 Government ministers have today written to local authorities setting out how they can help boost gigabit broadband rollout and 5G mobile coverage. |
Three districts table Gloucestershire devolution proposals
27/08/2020 Three of Gloucestershire’s district councils have proposed creating two unitary authorities in the county. |
‘Some way to go’ to ensure ex-service personnel have access to housing, trust says
25/08/2020 Trust dedicated to ensuring ex-service personnel can re-enter society has published proposals aimed at providing service leavers with affordable housing. |
New guide to help councils tackle climate change published
21/08/2020 Local authorities across the country will now be able to get more support in the fight against the climate crisis thanks to the publication of a new guide. |
MPs call for evidence to support ‘suburban renaissance’
18/08/2020 The cross-party Suburban Taskforce has today launched a public ‘Call for Evidence’ to help chart a course towards what it describes as a ‘suburban renaissance’ across the country. |
Five local authorities chosen to set up nature recovery pilots
14/08/2020 Five local authorities in England will test how the recovery of England’s landscapes and wildlife can be driven locally. |
Combined authority first governmental body to join alliance
13/08/2020 Mayor Steve Rotheram has announced that Liverpool City Region combined authority is the first governmental body in the world to join the wellbeing economy alliance. |
Northern leaders announce £5bn infrastructure plans
12/08/2020 Business and civic leaders across the North have called on the Government to back plans for a £5bn pipeline of infrastructure projects which they say could create up to 20,000 jobs. |
Applications for the Design in the Public Sector programme now open
11/08/2020 Local authorities in England are now able to apply to take part in the Local Government Association’s (LGA) climate change-themed Design in the Public Sector programme. |
Funding boost for neighbourhood planning groups
10/08/2020 Grants to neighbourhood planning groups in urban and deprived areas has nearly doubled, the Government has announced. |
Public back investment for ‘15-minute’ communities
07/08/2020 There is a growing trend to create '15-minute communities' through investment in public health, green infrastructure and town centres, a new survey has revealed. |
Council chiefs call on Government to help local creative industries
05/08/2020 New guidance has been published to help over-stretched councils support their local creative industries recover from the coronavirus pandemic. |
Call to scrap two-tier local government system in rural areas
04/08/2020 The ‘confusing' two-tier model of local government should be abolished and replaced with single unitary councils, a report has argued today. |
Ministers to receive Somerset unitary business case
31/07/2020 A business case for a single Somerset unitary has been sent to communities secretary Robert Jenrick and local government minister Simon Clarke. |
Councils urged to 'raise their game' to tackle fraud
30/07/2020 Welsh councils have been urged to 'raise their game' when it come to tackling fraud by the Auditor General for Wales. |
NLGN report offers four ways for mobilising mutual aid
30/07/2020 Four strategies for rapidly mobilising local mutual aid groups to ensure the most vulnerable have what they need to get through the pandemic are outlined in a new report from the NLGN. |
Lancashire CC sets out plans for new combined authority
29/07/2020 Lancashire CC has put forward proposals for a new combined authority and an elected mayor for the county. |
Minister unveils grants to fast track digital innovation
27/07/2020 The Government has announced a series of grants to councils in a bid to capitalise on fast-track digital programmes introduced during the pandemic. |
Reorganisation will deter potential councillors, report warns
24/07/2020 Local government unitary reorganisation will slash the number of councillors and deter many from standing for election, a report for the District Councils’ Network (DCN) has warned. |
North East councils team up for £2.1bn energy and waste project
24/07/2020 Seven councils across the North East have joined forces on a £2.1bn energy and waste project. |
Norwich to bring services back in-house
23/07/2020 Norwich City Council has opted to set up a wholly-owned company when it brings its services back in-house from next year. |
Turn high street shops into new homes, urges report
22/07/2020 The Government should stop trying to slow the ‘inevitable’ decline of the high street and instead embrace new ways of saving urban centres, a new paper has argued. |
Hancock announces plans to share more data
20/07/2020 Health secretary Matt Hancock has announced plans to share more data with local government in a bid to help track and trace COVID-19 cases more effectively. |
Thousands of new school spaces for SEND children
20/07/2020 New special free schools will provide over 3,000 extra places for pupils with the most complex needs. |
Launch of sustainable development guide for councils
17/07/2020 A new guide to help councils engage with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has been launched. |
Call to 'supercharge' early years services
17/07/2020 Early years services are failing to target the children that most need support, a report has warned today. |
Better response to pandemic from European councils, says think-tank
16/07/2020 Local government across Europe has been able to react to the coronavirus crisis with greater power and autonomy than in the UK, a report published today has found. |
Prospect of local economic recovery 'weak' warn LEPs
15/07/2020 The majority of local leaders warn the prospect of economic recovery is poor over the next six months. |
Space-enabled technologies to aid coronavirus support
10/07/2020 Space data will soon help local authorities to identify ‘hidden’ vulnerable people under new plans announced today. |
Council to bring housing management back in-house
10/07/2020 Islington Council is set to bring the management of homes back in-house once its current Private Finance Initiative (PFI) contract comes to an end. |
Council peer reviews go virtual
09/07/2020 Peer support for councils is going virtual to help them deal with recovery and renewal as they emerge from the coronavirus lockdown. |
Seize the transport moment, says new report
07/07/2020 Campaigners have called on ministers to accelerate the shift to sustainable transport by introducing new charges for drivers and improving public transport, walking and cycling. |
Think tank calls for sweeping reforms to local taxes
06/07/2020 A group of former Treasury special advisers have called for revaluation of the council tax and reform of business rates to boost the economy post-COVID-19. |
Mayor announces UK's first trial of e-scooters
03/07/2020 The first UK trial of e-scooters is due to take place in Teesside, Darlington and Hartlepool, Tees Valley Mayor has announced. |
Construction spend must deliver social value, argues report
30/06/2020 Construction spend must deliver more ‘tangible social impact’ to support disadvantaged communities post-Covid, according to a new report. |
County set to approve £102m waste contract
29/06/2020 Norfolk County Council is set to approve a new six-year waste management deal with Veolia, worth £102m. |
Sheffield devolution deal set to be passed by Parliament
29/06/2020 A new devolution deal for South Yorkshire will be laid before Parliament today, handing new powers and millions of pounds of funding to the region. |
Mitie and Interserve Support Services to merge
26/06/2020 Outsourcer Mitie has proposed to merge with facilities management firm Interserve Support Services by the end of the year in a £271m deal. |
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