Rural communities overlooked in ‘levelling up’ funding

The way in which the government is allocating funds for its ‘Levelling Up’ programme is failing to properly recognise the needs of rural communities.

Leaders call for investment in grassroots sport facilities

The legacy of Team GB’s success during the Tokyo Olympics risks being lost without further investment in grassroots and community sport facilities.

Councils need tools to support voluntary groups

A new report argues that councils should be given the tools to continue their support for community and voluntary groups.

80 per cent of shops on high streets could be lost to PDRs

New research from the Town and Country Planning Association has exposed the potential risk to high-street posed by change of planning laws.

£62m for sustainable supply of affordable homes in Birmingham

Birmingham City Council has announced a £62 million capital investment to increase the sustainable supply of affordable homes.

Liverpool City Region launches £1.5 million fund

The Liverpool City Combined Authority has launched a new £1.5 million fund to lure UK tourists back to the area.

Plans to strengthen council finances announced

Plans to strengthen council finances, reduce risk to public funds and ensure councils are delivering value for money for taxpayers have been published.

PM urged to fund a fair pay rise for council workers

UNISON has urged the Prime Minister to make funding available for council workers so that they can have the pay rise they deserve.

£1 million education programme for Traveller children

Communities Minister Lord Greenhalgh has announced new education programmes to help support Gypsy, Roma and Traveller pupils.

Hunger rates above national average in one in six authorities

In one out of every six local authorities, rates of hunger are more than 150 per cent the national average, according to new research.

Waste crime costs England nearly a billion pounds a year

A new report has found that the total annual cost of waste-related crime in England has risen by 53 per cent in just three years.

Next steps for new unitary councils in three regions

Plans for new unitary councils in Cumbria, North Yorkshire and Somerset have taken an important step forward following the Communities Secretary’s approval.

‘Golden opportunity’ to rethink the role of councils

There is a ‘golden opportunity’ to lead the levelling up agenda and fundamentally ‘rethink’ the role councils play in the wake of the pandemic.  

New strategy to improve the lives of autistic people

The government has launched a new multi-million pound strategy to speed up diagnosis and improve support and care for autistic people.

MPs call for more money for rapid-housing scheme

MPs have called for more government funding for a scheme to quickly house long-term homeless people in England.

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