DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES

People matter more than places

By Donna Hall | 14 September 2020

Until we stop obsessing about the process of place and begin to reconnect meaningfully with peopl...

SOCIAL CARE

A perfect storm for care homes

By Iain MacBeath | 14 September 2020

Councils must now strategically invest in services to help people stay in their own homes and neg...

PUBLIC HEALTH

Is COVID a catalyst for systemic change within care?

By Dr Onkar Sahota | 14 September 2020

London has the highest COVID-19 care home death rate of any UK region. Dr Onkar Sahota says it i...

WASTE

The challenge of bringing street cleaning, refuse and recycling back in-house

By Kevin O'Leary | 14 September 2020

Bringing back street cleaning, refuse and recycling under the control of Ealing LBC during COVID-...

SOCIAL CARE

Funds 'not reaching care frontline'

By Martin Ford | 14 September 2020

Care England has said bureaucratic hoops are preventing funding from reaching providers.

ENERGY

How linking energy with data can unlock community benefits

By Stephen Stead | 11 September 2020

Moving to a low carbon world, the required level of data granularity and quality will be critical...

CLIMATE CHANGE

Community hubs: spaces to grow, gather and recover

By Fay Holland | 10 September 2020

 With the proper resources, community hubs that include green space can play a key role in rebuil...

HEALTH

How do we get safe track and trace?

By Pascale Robinson | 10 September 2020

Councils’ work to keep communities safe in the months ahead will be remembered, says Pascale Robi...

WHITEHALL

Sector surprise at COVID marshal scheme

By Dan Peters | 09 September 2020

Local government has been blindsided by Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s announcement that an army ...

COVID

Batman's corona battle

09 September 2020

Holy COVID Batman!