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Support from Effective Energy Group for Local Authorities to Deliver £430m Sustainable Warmth Funded Energy Efficiency Projects. Effective Energy Group is now offering its support to the 40 Local Authorities who have received a share of the £430m to deliver their projects on the ground by surveying properties and installing measures.
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2 days ago · The Government could step in amid a dispute over plans to build a 43-storey office block near Britain’s oldest synagogue in London. Cambridgeshire County Council has drawn up a new special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) strategy after failing to meet the terms of a funding agreement ...
Funding settlement to target deprivation | LocalGov
19 hours ago · The Government has confirmed it will target council funding more towards areas ‘that need it most' through an increased focus on deprivation. In a parliamentary statement ahead of next month's Local Government Finance Settlement, minister Jim McMahon said: ‘In 2025-26, the settlement will target ...
What are parish councils? - LocalGov
Dec 6, 2013 · Local councils are the first tier of governance and are the first point of contact for anyone concerned with a community issue. They are democratically elected local authorities and exist in England, Wales and Scotland.
Local Government Politics and Policy Updates | LocalGov
Michael Burton. Michael Burton has been writing and commenting on local government and the public sector for over 25 years as editor and since 2011 editorial director of The MJ plus its portfolio of associated local government titles including themj.co.uk, LocalGov and Surveyor.. He is the author of The Politics of Public Sector Reform from Thatcher to …
Pay - LocalGov
Oct 15, 2024 · The Government has issued a non-statutory Best Value notice to South Cambridgeshire District Council ‘following concerns about its trial of a four-day working week’. Local authority chief executives will receive a 3.5% salary increase backdated to the beginning of April after agreement was ...
Nine in 10 councils experiencing staffing issues | LocalGov
Jan 20, 2023 · Image: Ceri Breeze / Shutterstock.com. Local authority leaders have warned that the council workforce crisis is threatening vital local services as a new survey reveals more than nine in 10 councils are experiencing staffing issues.
The role of a local government councillor | LocalGov
Nov 18, 2013 · What does a local government councillor do? Councils are made up of members – called councillors - who together represent the people in their jurisdiction. Councillors are directly elected to represent the people and therefore have to consider not just the interests of their local electorate, but those throughout the whole area to create a harmonious local environment.
Manchester signs 15-year solar energy deal | LocalGov
1 day ago · Manchester City Council has signed a ‘milestone’ 15-year renewable energy agreement. The local authority is entering into a virtual Power Purchase Agreement (vPPA) with renewable energy firm AGR Power. It makes Manchester one of the first UK local authorities to enter into a vPPA, which means it ...
Councils 'hamstrung' on net zero | LocalGov
2 days ago · Image: Tirachard Kumtanom / Shutterstock.com. Ambitious local authorities striving to make their operations net zero by 2030 are being ‘hamstrung by a lack of long-term funding certainty and limited powers', a climate change expert has warned. Christopher Hammond, chief executive of UK100, a ...