London Councils champion green recovery from coronavirus

Eight proposals for tackling the climate emergency have been unanimously agreed by London Councils’ Leaders Committee.

£50 million announced for Islands Growth Deal

The Outer Hebrides, Orkney and Shetland will benefit from investment of up to £50 million as part of the Islands Growth Deal.

Scale of challenge facing cultural organisations ignored

MPs have stressed that the government has consistently failed to recognise the exact scale of challenge facing culture, sport and tourism.

Online cycle training course launched for Londoners

Sadiq Khan has launched the first online cycle training course for Londoners to give more people the confidence to start cycling.

Public sector reacting to rough sleeping, not preventing it

Audit Wales has found that the public sector was spending up to £210 million reacting to, rather than preventing, rough sleeping.

UK's pandemic planning an 'astonishing failure'

The Public Accounts Committee has labelled the government's failure to plan for the economic impact of a pandemic as ‘astonishing’.

Care home visits to resume in England

The government has said that care home residents in England can begin to be reunited with one of their loved ones.

Virus impact on ethnic minorities linked to air pollution

The impact of coronavirus on people from minority ethnic groups has been linked to air pollution and overcrowded housing.

£3 million awarded to help tackle air pollution

UK Research and Innovation has awarded £3 million to support six research networks that will investigate solutions to air pollution.

£50 million for Falkirk Growth Deal announced

The Scottish Government is investing £50 million across the Falkirk region as part of the Falkirk Growth Deal.

‘Serious flaw’ in UC worsens council tenants’ debts

Research claims that the roll-out of Universal Credit is leading to a growing number of council tenants falling behind on rent payments.

Leicester seeks further financial help for businesses

Peter Soulsby has again written to the government urging them to provide more support to local businesses in Leicester.

Boost for buses in Birmingham post-coronavirus

Birmingham City Council has published its Birmingham Bus Statement, supporting buses as the UK recovers from coronavirus.

McDonnell calls for the urgent nationalisation of care services

Former Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell has called for the urgent nationalisation of care services in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

High streets could be turned into housing

High street shopping units left empty by the collapse of retail businesses should be converted into hundreds of thousands of new homes.

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Event Diary

UKREiiF has quickly become a must-attend in the industry calendar for Government departments and local authorities.

The multi-award-winning UK Construction Week (UKCW), is the UK’s biggest trade event for the built environment that connects the whole supply chain to be the catalyst for growth and positive change in the industry.

The organisers of the world’s largest dedicated hydrogen event, World Hydrogen 2024 Summit & Exhibition have announced it’s return to Rotterdam in May 2024, with an expansion of a whole extra summit day. Sustainable Energy Council (SEC) are partnering with the Government of the Netherlands, the Province of Zuid-Holland, the City of Rotterdam, and the Port of Rotterdam to host an extended, larger scale Summit in 2024, to expand the event to meet the surging demand.