Business Link Yorkshire is launching its annual search to find the region’s most dynamic and innovative social enterprises.
Entries for the Social Enterprise Awards, now in their sixth year, open on 15 June. Judges are looking for outstanding examples of businesses that are delivering real social impact and …
Posted on Thursday, 28th May 2009 | This entry has 0 comment(s)
As Hazel Blears, the communities secretary and empowerment champion, battled for her political life this week, her community empowerment bill was quietly dropped by Parliament.
In answer to a question in the House of Lords, Baroness Andrews said that no further proposals from the Communities in Control white paper, …
Posted on Friday, 22nd May 2009 | This entry has 0 comment(s)
When I was a little kid, way before the days of computer games, my favourite toy in the whole world was a tree in the park near to where I lived.
All of my friends tried - and failed - to climb this tree, but I instinctively knew every foothold …
Posted on Monday, 11th May 2009 | This entry has 0 comment(s)
It is always good to see where housing charities are delivering on the ground.
To witness the impact of a recent award from the Dolphin Square Foundation, Rachel Whittaker, board member of the Foundation, and I recently dropped into the new home of Salma Murkab in Wandsworth who moved into …
Posted on Friday, 8th May 2009 | This entry has 0 comment(s)
For those of you who may not be familiar with Architecture and Design Scotland (A+DS) we are the Scottish Government’s ‘watchdog’ for quality design in the built environment.
Yesterday we were in the Scottish Parliament to launch our latest publication, entitled ‘People, Places and Planet’ (as …
Posted on Thursday, 7th May 2009 | This entry has 0 comment(s)
At the inaugural ACT conference in Nottingham, over 100 business support professionals from across the country are gathered. Grey-haired men and highlighted-haired women, the average age is around 50. They’ve seen recession before, maybe twice or three times, and have more answers than most to the current predicament.
On the …
Posted on Wednesday, 29th April 2009 | This entry has 7 comment(s)
The chancellor called it efficiency savings while over the weekend David Cameron talked about a future of austerity, but what they were really talking about were massive cuts in public services that will be with us for a long time.
Long after special measure funding initiatives such as the Hardship …
Posted on Tuesday, 28th April 2009 | This entry has 0 comment(s)
We've all seen the headlines in our newspapers.
"Save us from these yobs" seems to be the desperate S.O.S we send to each other on a regular basis. We're all too familiar with the horror stories in the press. They tell us that our country's youth are disaffected, unhelpful, surly and out …
Posted on Sunday, 26th April 2009 | This entry has 0 comment(s)
This is our first blog entry on the New Start website, and I'm delighted to kick things off with some good news.
At the Wales Co-operative Centre, we're excited about being part of a recently-formed consortium that will be delivering a new programme - Communities 2.0 - on behalf of …
Posted on Thursday, 23rd April 2009 | This entry has 0 comment(s)
There has been what I can only describe as a breakdown in communication between the East of England Development Agency (Eeda) and Peterborough Council over plans for a new community centre.
I initially attempted to do a news story on the subject but had to abandon it in the end …
Posted on Tuesday, 21st April 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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