All Party Parliamentary Group for Economic Development launched Economic development and regeneration professionals working in public, private and third-sector roles will have their interests championed in polic... Published 14 March 2019 Read More
Utility firms to be forced to guarantee road repairs for 5 years The Government has launched a consultation which could see utility companies forced to guarantee their road repairs for five years, in a bid to tac... Published 6 March 2019 Read More
Are Local Councils prepared to innovate? The recently launched Local Councils think tank, ComGov, has published the results of a facilitated discussion on innovation and success at the rec... Published 5 March 2019 Read More
Council tax to rise by 4.5% across England The Times and the Daily Telegraph report that analysis by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) has found that 96% of p... Published 5 March 2019 Read More
Stronger Towns Fund Launched The Government will today (4th March 2019) launch a £1.6 billion fund to boost growth and give communities a greater say in their future after Bre... Published 4 March 2019 Read More
2019 Practitioners Conference hailed great success SLCC’s Practitioners’ Conference held earlier this month at the Chesford Grange Hotel, Kenilworth has again been hailed a great success. Of the... Published 28 February 2019 Read More
Minister to address Joint Wales Conference Julie James AM, the Wales Minister for Housing and Local Government will be the keynote speaker at this year’s joint SLCC and One Voice Wales Con... Published 28 February 2019 Read More
Funding to support joint arrangement in Wales As part of its commitment to supporting the community council sector the Welsh Government is offering grants towards facilitating interest around j... Published 21 February 2019 Read More
Select Committee calls for radical overhaul of high streets A new report published today from the Housing, Communities and Local Government Select Committee, 'High Streets and Town Centres in 2030', sets out... Published 21 February 2019 Read More
Planning appeal wait could be almost halved A Government-commissioned review of the planning system has said that changes could be made to ensure the average time for resolving an appeal inqu... Published 12 February 2019 Read More