General Sector News

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Britains Burial Crisis and how to solve it

On Saturday, the Financial Times published an extended article looking at the problem of the growing lack of traditional burial plots in cemeteries...

Published 11 February 2019

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Government announces plans to tackle illegal traveller sites

The Government has set out is plans to make it easier for councils to intervene and remove travellers from land they should not be on.   The fo...

Published 11 February 2019

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