£50 million flood defence scheme opens in Leeds

5 October 2017
£50 million flood defence scheme opens in Leeds
A new £50 million flood alleviation scheme, which uses moveable weir technology, has opened in Leeds.
Led by Leeds City Council and the Environment Agency, the Leeds Flood Alleviation Scheme, one of the largest river flood alleviation schemes in the country, uses state-of-the-art flood defence engineering techniques, with the weir technology a first for flood risk reduction in the UK.

Plans to cap energy prices return

5 October 2017
Plans to cap energy prices return
The Conservative Party Conference has heard how energy prices could be capped, saving 12 million consumers an average of £100 a year.
The Tory election promise, which would apply to customers currently on a standard variable tariff, is expected to be included in the upcoming draft Parliamentary bill, despite being omitted from June's Queen's Speech.

£2 billion boost confirmed for council housing

5 October 2017
£2 billion boost confirmed for council housing
As expected, the Conservative Party Conference unveiled a further £2 billion investment for council and housing association homes.
Bringing the affordable housing fund up to £9 billion, the funding follows recent announcements on supporting tenants in the private rented sector and on extending Help to Buy.

Manchester’s State of the City 2017 report published

4 October 2017
Manchester’s State of the City 2017 report published
Manchester City Council has published its State of the City report, providing the first analysis of the progress of the Our Manchester Strategy.
The report, which sets out the vision for Manchester to be in the top flight of world-class cities by 2025, was formed after conversations and consultations with residents, volunteers, businesses and other local partners. It offers a vision of an economically, environmentally, socially and culturally thriving city.

Liverpool failing rough sleepers

4 October 2017
Liverpool failing rough sleepers
A new report urges for a major public awareness campaign to debunk myths around homelessness.

May to unveil council home plans

4 October 2017
May to unveil council home plans
Theresa May is expected to announce plans for a significant expansion in council housing and plans to make it easier for authorities to get land.

£2.5 million for garden cities

4 October 2017
£2.5 million for garden cities
The government has announced a new £2.5 million funding boost to speed up the delivery of over 155,000 new homes across England.
Communities Secretary Sajid Javid revealed that nine locally-led garden town developments will each receive new funding to fast track the build out of the large housing projects.