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WHITEHALL

Conservative 'darling' interviewed

By Paul Marinko | 23 February 2023

The latest Our World is Local podcast features an interview with the leader of Stoke-on-Trent Cit...

HEALTH

Bed blocking down by just 3% a month on from £250m plan

By Paul Marinko | 22 February 2023

The Government’s £250m initiative to speed up hospital discharges reduced the number of bed block...

WHITEHALL

Levelling up director appointed amid recruitment uncertainty

By Paul Marinko | 17 February 2023

The Government is still ‘reviewing the recruitment process for levelling up directors’ despite ap...

HEALTH

Inequalities hitting life expectancy, report finds

By Paul Marinko | 16 February 2023

Socio-economic inequalities are wiping an average of 1.5 years off the lives of people in the mos...

CLIMATE CHANGE

MJ Housing: Will retrofit really help reach net zero?

By Paul Marinko | 15 February 2023

As net zero soars up the agenda, Paul Marinko warns of the mammoth effort – and prohibitive cost ...

LONDON COUNCILS

Housing pressure grows as Awaab's Law looms

By Paul Marinko | 15 February 2023

Warnings that ‘big issues’ remain to address poor housing quality have emerged after plans for Aw...

BUSINESS

Seven-year digital contract signed

By Paul Marinko | 13 February 2023

Bolton MBC has agreed a seven-year contract with digital services firm Agilisys.

ENVIRONMENT

Call to bolster housing enforcement powers

By Paul Marinko | 09 February 2023

Quality in the private rented sector (PRS) will not rise unless councils have the capacity for vi...

WHITEHALL

Eastleigh finance review to start

By Paul Marinko | 07 February 2023

The Government has commissioned a review of Eastleigh BC’s finances to start this week after conc...

WHITEHALL

Nandy hits out on levelling up progress

By Paul Marinko | 02 February 2023

Shadow communities secretary Lisa Nandy has hit out at the Government’s failure to publish a prom...

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