Booster jabs to counter winter infections
The Government has published its autumn and winter COVID-19 plan to help mitigate the potential risks of rising infection and hospitalisation rates over the coming months.
‘Tax landlords to pay for social care’
Extra funding for social care could have been raised through taxing landlords, Labour Leader Sir Keir Starmer MP has said.
Taking advantage of international trade
The LGA has published guidance to help councils support their local businesses to take advantage of new and emerging export opportunities across the globe.
Securing public leisure and culture services
The past year has been interesting for Rossendale, where a local leisure and culture consolidation programme has taken place through three mergers.
Urban growth and recovery
The coronavirus crisis has amplified existing challenges and created new ones in our major cities and towns, according to research commissioned by the LGA from Cambridge Econometrics Ltd.
Sector support for rough sleepers
Long-term funding, improved access to social housing and clarity of guidance for rough sleepers with no recourse to public funds are among the improvements councils want to see to support for rough sleepers.
Rural infrastructure concerns over barn conversions
Councils are warning that rural communities risk missing out on vital local services because of a surge of almost 225 per cent in homes converted from barns and farm buildings in the past five years.
Investing in small businesses
Councils are the first line of support for building self-employed businesses back up after the pandemic.
Growing the rural economy
Many residents of English rural and coastal communities benefit from a high quality of life, the characteristics of which cannot be obtained in the cities and suburbs.