European grant funding boost for Northamptonshire

Grants of up to £5,000 will be available for small and medium-sized businesses in Northamptonshire to help their expansion.

£450,000 to develop new domestic abuse service in Southend, Essex and Thurrock

£450,000 has been allocated to the Southend, Essex and Thurrock Domestic Abuse Partnership for a new ‘Perpetrator Pathway’ service.

Oxford Council agrees rate relief proposals to support small businesses

Oxford City Council has agreed the terms of three schemes designed to support local businesses.

Online resource for innovative culture investment

The LGA and Arts Council England have collaborated to create the first online resource to help councils develop innovative ways to invest in culture.

Khan seeks to boost affordable housing in London

London mayor Sadiq Khan has set out his innovative approach to increasing the levels of affordable housing in the capital.

Birmingham bin strike suspended after seven weeks

Conciliation service Acas has reported that the seven-week bin strike in Birmingham has been called off, following ‘positive’ negotiations.

Unemployment rate continues to fall

The Office for National Statistics figures show that the unemployment rate has fallen to 4.4 per cent – the lowest level since 1975.

Basildon Council to lead multi-million euro project

Basildon Council has been awarded a €600,000 share of European Regional Development Funding (ERDF) to enhance markets in the borough.

71,000 extra care home places needed

An extra 71,000 care home places will be needed in the next eight years to cope with rising numbers of older people unable to live independently.

Grenfell public inquiry not to deal with wider social housing policy

The public inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire will not deal with broader questions of social housing policy, the government has said.

London’s Garden Bridge scrapped

A £200 million plan to build a garden bridge over the River Thames in central London has officially been scrapped.

New round of funding for Northamptonshire businesses

A new round of funding for Northamptonshire businesses has been launched under the Ready2Grow project.

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