Sue Robb of 4Children talks to Julie Laughton and Alison Britton from the Department for Education about the role of childminders in delivering the 30 hours free entitlement.
Gloucester to run property portfolio to raise funds
Gloucester City Council will set up a Property Investment Board to make decisions on buying and selling properties to raise council funds.
The Property Investment Strategy has been put forward as a way of helping to deliver the city council's draft Council Plan, detailing how property investment could raise funds which will help to protect council services into the future.
The council will go out to tender later this year for an external partner with property experience to help identify and assess potential acquisitions and to help manage its property portfolio, which might be as large as £75 million in value within the next five-seven years.
Paul James, leader of the council and cabinet member for Regeneration and Economy, said: "Over the last six years the council has made savings in excess of £10 million, however, like all local authorities, the council is faced with continued financial pressures. We have to make £1.65 million of savings in the current financial year alone, and property investment will be a step which many other local authorities have taken; they have proved this can be a successful way to raise funds."
Latest News
19/04/2024 - 11:17
Nicola Sturgeon's husband Peter Murrell has been charged with embezzlement in an investigation into SNP finances.
19/04/2024 - 10:55
The Scottish Government has announced a new suite of climate action measures aimed at tackling climate change.
18/04/2024 - 10:19
Pensioners in five Scottish local authorities will be the first to be eligible for a new disability benefit (subject to parliamentary approval of r
18/04/2024 - 09:41
Residents and visitors to Brecon in Wales recently took part in the world's first full-town digital deposit return scheme.
17/04/2024 - 11:58
Applications have opened for a £1.3 million competition to 'transform the transport sector, grow the economy and inspire innovation'.
Company Focus
Just Lanyards is a subsidiary name of Gifts 2 Impress Limited, who have been trading for over 25 years, we therefore pride ourselves in having endless experience covering all aspects of the promotional merchandise industry.
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.
Supplier Profiles
At GeoEnergy Design, we're on a mission to disrupt the traditional way heating and cooling ha
Latest Features
Professor Harith Alani, director of the Knowledge Management Institute at the Open University explains how AI can be used for good and bad.
Alex Lawrence, head of health & social care, techUK sets out techUK’s Five Point Plan for CareTech.
