February 2017

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Libraries hit by £25 million in council cuts
Published : 19 January 2017

Cash-strapped local libraries were hit by £25 million worth of council cuts last year, accountancy body finds. An annual library ... read more

Strategy to help public libraries prosper
Published : 19 January 2017

Local authorities are being urged to consider how they can best use libraries when delivering vital public services as part of a new vision to ... read more

BT plans to withdraw red phone boxes
Published : 19 January 2017

Communities in England and Wales are being urged to adopt their local red phone box or face the possibility of its removal. Out of 46,000 ... read more

Autumn statement 2016
Published : 19 January 2017

The Chancellor Philip Hammond unveiled an Autumn Statement that gave no real respite to local authority finances. Expected measures to ease the ... read more

Licensing policies: great for wildlife, great for business
Published : 19 January 2017

Natural England is revolutionising the way it issues licences to provide significant benefits for both wildlife and licence applicants. ... read more

Invest in Green Belt for tomorrow’s parks, paths and woodlands
Published : 19 January 2017

Research published by the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) shows the huge potential of the Green Belt in terms of amenity and nature ... read more

Protect England’s national parks
Published : 19 January 2017

Short-term economic priorities are overriding long-established protections and allowing inappropriate development in England’s National ... read more

ACRE to lead project for European Rural Parliament
Published : 19 January 2017

One year on from sending a delegation to the 2nd European Rural Parliament, held in Schärding, Austria in 2015, ACRE is set to lead one ... read more

Helping local newspapers
Published : 19 January 2017

At Budget 2016, the then Chancellor announced a new £1,500 business rates discount for office space occupied by local newspapers as they ... read more

Welsh councils urged to cut ‘propaganda spend’
Published : 19 January 2017

Welsh councils have been urged to cut the amount of money they are spending on ‘propaganda’ after new figures showed they spent more ... read more

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