News & Publications

Unions set to propose 10% pay rise for council staff

LocalGov reports that Unison, the GMB and Unite are set to agree a pay claim this week for 10% rises for all staff and £10 per hour minimum ra...

Published 18 July 2019

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Petitions call for new Maidenhead and Windsor Town Councils

Residents of both Maidenhead (population 50,000) and Windsor (32,000) have launched petitions calling on Windsor and Maidenhead Borough Council to ...

Published 12 July 2019

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Beautiful buildings commission interim report

The Government's ‘Building Better, Building Beautiful’ Commission published its interim report, Creating Space for Beauty, this week. One of th...

Published 12 July 2019

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Village Greens In The Balance Warns Open Spaces Society

"Our green spaces are under unprecedented threat as the law on town and village greens is in the balance." So declared the Open Spaces Society’s ...

Published 11 July 2019

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Local Plan and Neighbourhood Plan can designate new quiet areas in urban areas

A new noise action plan published by the Government this week enables eligible urban local authorities to nominate approved local green spaces, del...

Published 5 July 2019

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Town Councils for Torquay and Paignton move a step closer

After discussing the results of a recent consultation (when the public had actually rejected the proposal), a Torbay Council working party has reco...

Published 4 July 2019

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Celebrate The Success of Your Cemetery

The closing date for the 2019 Cemetery of the Year Competition, supported by SLCC, is fast approaching. For the first time this year a new category...

Published 4 July 2019

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Childrens Funeral Fund – Stakeholder Briefing

Earlier this year the Prime Minister announced the establishment of a Children’s Funeral Fund for England (CFF). Under the scheme, bereaved paren...

Published 2 July 2019

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Explaining the benefits of Conferences to your Council

A number of members have mentioned to us that their, generally smaller, councils are reluctant to authorise the cost of their clerk attending confe...

Published 2 July 2019

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National Conference – Special Day Rates for Smaller Councils

National Conference is changing with ever more emphasis on interactive participation, networking and learning opportunities. SLCC’s flagship even...

Published 2 July 2019

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