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Bungalows. Not usually a subject you would rush to write home about, but this week saw the start of a cutting-edge bungalow scheme with a difference.
In a small village in Derbyshire – North Wingfield to be precise – LHA-ASRA’s latest development is leading the way in sustainable living for …
Posted on Friday, 27th February 2009 | This entry has 0 comment(s)
As we await the impact of the latest bank-bail-outs it is interesting to look at what other countries have been doing in response to the recent recession.
Several of our near neighbours, including France and Germany, have opted to invest in transport infrastructure as a more value-added form of fiscal …
Posted on Friday, 27th February 2009 | This entry has 2 comment(s)
Part of the disastrous RBS results announcement is a commitment to achieve efficiency savings of £2.5bn a year by 2011.
We all know what 'efficiency savings' means and at the Campaign for Community Banking Services we want to avoid seeing branch closures in deserving but lower income rural and urban …
Posted on Thursday, 26th February 2009 | This entry has 0 comment(s)
As the UK’s recession deepens, not only have the 1.2 million young people currently not in education, employment or training (NEET) become increasingly vulnerable, we are at risk of losing a whole new generation of potential as that number escalates.
Securing new funding has become even more crucial, so we …
Posted on Thursday, 26th February 2009 | This entry has 2 comment(s)
Is the dominance of RSLs in the delivery of new social housing being eroded?
The sector’s new funding regime for new homes could mean that councils once again become favoured as developers, with smaller RSLs in particular being squeezed out over time. Current events may present an opportunity for local …
Posted on Thursday, 26th February 2009 | This entry has 0 comment(s)
The dangers drugs can cause our children is a subject close to many people’s hearts but one initiative in Sefton, Merseyside, has begun to address that.
Children at three primary schools in the New Heartlands Housing Market Renewal area of Seaforth and Waterloo have been taking part in a drama …
Posted on Thursday, 26th February 2009 | This entry has 0 comment(s)
Our discussion paper on the future of co-operatives was launched at the House of Commons on Tuesday (24 February) – and was a great success.
I had been asked by Greening the Earth to write the booklet – The role of the Co-operative Movement in Building a Sustainable Future. This …
Posted on Wednesday, 25th February 2009 | This entry has 1 comment(s)
Liverpool Community Network (LCN) has announced the dates for the next round of ‘Your Community Matters’ events.
These friendly and informal events begin on Monday 2nd March and enable local residents to meet with key decision-makers, including representatives from Liverpool Council and Merseyside Police, to discuss what can be done …
Posted on Wednesday, 25th February 2009 | This entry has 0 comment(s)
With the introduction of the Tenant Services Authority (TSA), RSLs are being encouraged to host sessions to give residents an opportunity to give honest feedback on their experiences and expectations of their landlords.
Promoted as the National Conversation, informal ‘Local Conversations’ will take place across the country. Each gathering will …
Posted on Wednesday, 25th February 2009 | This entry has 0 comment(s)
In a recent edition of the Sun, the newspaper’s ex-editor Kelvin MacKenzie boasts of a new spoof property TV programme he has planned called ‘Rochdale: A Place in the Slum’.
It’s not a serious TV proposal and is unlikely to ever be commissioned. But I hear it’s become part of …
Posted on Tuesday, 24th February 2009 | This entry has 0 comment(s)
As the Chairman for the Anti Poverty Network Cymru, I would like to say how sad it is that the West Rhyl Community Company is closing its doors forever. WRCC have backed our organisation from day one and their help and support has been exceptional to the fight against poverty. …
Ian Mather on 10th March 2010:
Phoenix from the flames: the rebirth of Rhyl
Yes , it is extremely sad to see a hard working group such as WRCC close due to lack of funding. I just find it hard to understand that in an area that is crying out for support that a worthwhile organisation such as this is being allowed to shut …
John Watkin on 9th March 2010:
Phoenix from the flames: the rebirth of Rhyl
I agree… I wrote a piece on PB for The Guardian a few years ago… as you say, they are a good way of getting far greater involvement and support for local spending decisions, and that could be (and is) applied to wider areas such as Total Place.
What …
Robert Bullard on 9th March 2010:
Parish councils: an unlikely hothouse for community development?
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