Northamptonshire unitary authorities delayed to 2021 The Government has approved plans to replace Northamptonshire County Council and seven other district and borough councils, and set up two unitary ... Published 15 May 2019 Read More
Neighbourhood Planning Support Programme for 2019/2020 The Government’s Neighbourhood Planning support programme for the current financial year started today. It was anticipated that it would open i... Published 14 May 2019 Read More
Recycle Your May edition of The Clerk You may have noticed that your May edition of The Clerk has been delivered in a slightly different packaging than usual. This packaging is actually... Published 13 May 2019 Read More
Wales Government offers 100% Training Bursaries As part of its ongoing commitment to supporting the development of community councils and their clerks, the Wales Government has made a very genero... Published 8 May 2019 Read More
There But Not There – D Day Landings 75th Anniversary The charity Remembered has just launched their latest There But Not There D-Day 75 campaign – a poignant Bootprint installation appeared on Slapt... Published 1 May 2019 Read More
Councillors Exempt from Data Protection Fees The Data Protection (Charges and Information) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 came into force this week and have changed the rules around paying the d... Published 1 May 2019 Read More
Dorset parish candidate appeal pays off The BBC reports that, despite dire warnings to the contrary, (see News Item of 23rd April) following a second appeal for volunteers, enough candida... Published 1 May 2019 Read More
Rural communities being ignored and underrated, say peers The BBC reports that the House of Lords Rural Economy Committee has concluded that “Rural communities have been "ignored" and had "inappropriate"... Published 29 April 2019 Read More
The Big Lunch 2019 There is just under 6 weeks to go until The Big Lunch 2019 From picnics to afternoon tea, and Lunar Lunches to full blown street parties, you can... Published 26 April 2019 Read More
Parish councils struggle to attract election candidates Research by the Daily Telegraph is suggesting thousands of parish councils will be avoiding the local elections next month because not enough peopl... Published 23 April 2019 Read More