Higher and degree apprenticeships are increasingly recognised as a valuable career development tool, providing opportunities for individuals to 'earn while they learn.'
28/02/2025 - 10:39
The mayor of London and London Councils have announced their London Growth plan which aims to turbocharge economic growth and boost productivity and prosperity across the capital.
27/02/2025 - 10:43
A new report by the County Councils Network (CCN), County Spotlight, has revealed that almost nine in ten of England’s largest councils are using artificial intelligence, yet are held back from rolling out this technology more widely due to a lack of staff capacity, funding, and training.
25/02/2025 - 11:29
The Raising the National Plan Commission, a year-long independent inquiry into why play is critical to the wellbeing of children in England, has published its Interim Report, ‘State of Play’.
25/02/2025 - 10:31
The government has announced an extra £30 million for Winter Pressures Funding.
24/02/2025 - 09:47
A recruitment campaign has been launched to address workforce shortages in local authorities, and aims to encourage young people aged between 18 to 27 to take up jobs in local authorities.
21/02/2025 - 10:16
Councils that are in exceptional need of help are set to receive letters confirming government support to help balance their budgets.
21/02/2025 - 09:44
A new government office complex in Manchester has been given planning consent.
20/02/2025 - 10:35
People living and working in rural communities are being consulted on what government priorities should be to improve their lives.
19/02/2025 - 10:31
The Crown Commercial Service has launched a new scheme to simplify the procurement of electric vehicle infrastructure (EVI) for local authorities, helping to reduce the resource and cost burden on procurement teams.
17/02/2025 - 12:49
The government has launched consultations in six areas on proposals to establish mayoral combined authorities or mayoral combined county authoritie
14/02/2025 - 11:08
The mayor of London has announced more than £985,000 investment to support communities across London, in a movement to unite Londoners together against hate.
13/02/2025 - 10:55
Following an analysis that has revealed that boroughs will suffer from a £500 million shortfall in the coming year, London Councils are calling on the government to consider better council investment in the government’s Spending Review, set to be announced this spring.
07/02/2025 - 09:36
The government has announced £8.2 million of funding for a regeneration project in Port Talbot, South Wales.
06/02/2025 - 10:34
Six new areas have been brought onto the Devolution Priority Programme, with Mayors to be elected by May 2026.
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Event Diary
The Blue Light Show launches this year and is set to become the only cross-collaborative event focused on bringing together emergency services professionals.
Highways UK 2025, taking place at the NEC Birmingham on 15–16 October, stands as the UK’s leading event for the highways and road infrastructure sector.
Covering a myriad topics from building safety to insolvency, housing reform to the skills agenda, diversity to historical buildings, UK Construction Week London’s seminar programme features speakers from Westminster, Premier League football clubs and beyond.
What’s more, the 300+ talks and workshops at UKCW London (ExCeL, May 7-9th) are all fully CPD accredited by the CPD Group, solidifying UKCW’s commitment to providing high-quality educational experiences for industry professionals.*
Keynote speakers at UKCW London include:
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Experience and unforgettable 1 hour journey through maritime history and breathtaking landscapes.
Seal Watching Harwich is a magical wildlife experience loved by both adults and children.
Latest Features
Behind every dazzling burst of light at London's New Year's Eve fireworks display lies months of meticulous planning. Tom Smith, managing director at CarnDu, chairman of the EIG and secretary of the BPA, takes us behind the scenes of this world-famous event
Pauline Beattie, ABPCO's newly appointed co-chair, and a director of Conference Care, talks about Best Practice and its value as part of the event delivery process
