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Public parks generate ‘large surplus’ of £1.2 billion
Published : 23 November 2016

Public parks and green spaces provide benefits worth more than a billion pounds and are not the liability they appear in conventional public ... read more

Fly-tipping on the increase
Published : 23 November 2016

Seven out of ten local authorities report that fly-tipping is a major problem and putting extra pressure on budgets, according to a new survey.  ... read more

Big Pathwatch reveals 59,000 problems on network
Published : 23 November 2016

The Ramblers has released the results of the Big Pathwatch, the nation’s biggest ever footpath survey.   Citizen surveyors ... read more

Food safety reforms concern Welsh councils
Published : 23 November 2016

Welsh councils have expressed serious concern about Food Standards Agency proposals which would reform how food safety is regulated and inspected ... read more

£20 million pot for homelessness prevention
Published : 23 November 2016

Local authorities are to receive £20 million for a new homeless prevention strategy to pilot initiatives on the issue, the Department for ... read more

Parish council transparency
Published : 23 November 2016

Parish councils with annual turnover of under £25,000 are now required to comply with the Smaller Authorities’ Transparency Code. ... read more

CONSULTATIONS : Basement developments and the planning system
Published : 23 November 2016

n response to further concerns raised during parliamentary consideration of the Housing and Planning Act 2016, the Government committed to a ... read more

CONSULTATIONS : The Leveson Inquiry and its implementation
Published : 23 November 2016

The Government is seeking views on Section 40 of the Crime and Courts Act 2013; and Part 2 of the Leveson Inquiry.  We welcome comments ... read more

CONSULTATIONS: Implementation of Clean Air Zones in England
Published : 23 November 2016

We want to know what you think about our draft Clean Air Zone Framework. The framework sets out how Clean Air Zones should be implemented in ... read more

APPOINTMENTS: SLCC President & CEO
Published : 23 November 2016

President: Alan Blakeley, Clerk to Staining PC in Lancashire, was unanimously elected as SLCC’s President for 2016/17 at the Society’s ... read more

English APPOINTMENTS: Churches and Cathedrals Sustainability Review panel
Published : 23 November 2016

The English Churches and Cathedrals Sustainability Review was set up by the Government to examine how to get churches and cathedrals on a more ... read more

DG for Digital and Media
Published : 23 November 2016

Matthew Gould, a former British ambassador, who launched the pioneering UK Israel tech hub, has been named the UK Government’s first Director ... read more

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