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Great British high street awards launched
Ministers have today launched a national competition to find Britain’s best high streets, as figures suggest convenience shopping is growing in popularity. According to…
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Saving Public Houses
Its a place to socialise in communities and many are closing down. Read this update from IPPR: Previous IPPR research has found that one…
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Launch of Community Land Trust Network and £3m in funding support
Three funding programmes and a charity for the community land trust movement launched in a House of Commons reception. According to Inside Housing: The…
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1000 places registered as “assets of community value”
More than 1,000 places have been listed as ‘Assets of Community Value’ in the past year, according to new figures. The Localism Act gave…
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Residents happy with councils?
Residents continue to be satisfied with the way their council delivers services, according to a new report published by the Local Government Associations (LGA).…
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Changing lives of homeless people through theatre and art
Thanks to Anthony Simms, a customer at Tristar Home from Stockton from bringing this website to my attention… Cardboard Citizens changes the lives of…
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The stigma of social housing
Here is the lecture by Kate Davies, CEO at Nottinghill HA Can we all help to fight the negative perceptions of social housing? –…
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Helena support staff and customers with mental health difficulties
A Merseyside landlord is training its staff to become mental health first aiders to help them support both colleagues and tenants, as Helen Clifton…
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Big Society update April 2014
Information below on: OCS Newsletter April 2014 Local Impact Fund Event 8 May New £2m fund to help older people stay healthy next winter…
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Learning from across the water on involvement
Here is a bit of around up on ideas from Bang the table in Austrailia: 10 steps to planning successful consultation: http://bangthetable.com/2014/02/17/infographic-ten-steps-for-planning-an-effective-consultation-online/ …
