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Lords Levelling Up victory for local authorities fighting the housing and climate crises

|Date: 7 September, 2023

Lords Levelling Up victory for local authorities fighting the housing and climate crises

UK100 is claiming a "win" in response to news that Peers in the House of Lords backed Amendment 191 to th ...

UK100 is claiming a "win" in response to news that Peers in the House of Lords backed Amendment 191 to the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill. Lord Ravensdale's amendment places a duty on the Secretar ...

7 September, 2023
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SoloHaus ‘micro-homes’ in Truro ready for residents as Cornwall Council continues to tackle housing crisis

|Date: 13 December, 2022

SoloHaus ‘micro-homes’ in Truro ready for residents as Cornwall Council continues to tackle housing crisis

Cornwall’s ground-breaking modular homes site at Old County Hall in Truro – the first SoloHaus scheme in ...

Cornwall’s ground-breaking modular homes site at Old County Hall in Truro – the first SoloHaus scheme in the South West - has been formally handed over to Cornwall Council. Designed to help tackle the ...

13 December, 2022
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Cornish construction consultancy and Cornwall Council generate £34.9m in social and economic value

|Date: 18 November, 2022

Cornish construction consultancy and Cornwall Council generate £34.9m in social and economic value

A Cornish construction and professional services consultancy has generated an added social and economic v ...

A Cornish construction and professional services consultancy has generated an added social and economic value of £34.9m as a result of its work with Cornwall Council over the past three years. Mace Wa ...

18 November, 2022
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Local leaders call on Government to ‘end the mess’ of ‘disjointed’ green jobs and skills support

|Date: 14 November, 2022

Local leaders call on Government to ‘end the mess’ of ‘disjointed’ green jobs and skills support

A new poll reveals more than 96% of climate-ambitious local leaders see green jobs and skills as the key ...

A new poll reveals more than 96% of climate-ambitious local leaders see green jobs and skills as the key to unlocking Net Zero, but they need more support from the Government. More than nine in 10 (97 ...

14 November, 2022
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LiveWest joins forces with Cornwall Council and European Social Fund to launch scheme to help people back into work

|Date: 13 January, 2022

LiveWest joins forces with Cornwall Council and European Social Fund to launch scheme to help people back into work

Housing provider LiveWest has joined forces with Cornwall Council and the European Social Fund to launch ...

Housing provider LiveWest has joined forces with Cornwall Council and the European Social Fund to launch a new project to help support struggling people secure a route back into employment. The new pr ...

13 January, 2022
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Council enters landmark partnership with modular housing supplier to tackle homelessness

|Date: 12 January, 2022

Council enters landmark partnership with modular housing supplier to tackle homelessness

Cornwall Council has entered into a landmark deal to buy SoloHaus ‘micro homes’ to help tackle the housin ...

Cornwall Council has entered into a landmark deal to buy SoloHaus ‘micro homes’ to help tackle the housing crisis. A total of 29 self-contained modular one-bedroom homes have arrived in Cornwall and a ...

12 January, 2022
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Celebrating a project boosting housing supply across Cornwall

|Date: 1 December, 2021

Celebrating a project boosting housing supply across Cornwall

An initiative designed to increase the housing supply across Cornwall has moved one step closer to comple ...

An initiative designed to increase the housing supply across Cornwall has moved one step closer to completion. Housing association LiveWest, regeneration specialists Vistry Partnerships and Cornwall C ...

1 December, 2021
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Small businesses receiving billions in coronavirus support funding

|Date: 14 April, 2020

Small businesses receiving billions in coronavirus support funding

Small businesses across the country are receiving billions in vital cash payments from councils to help s ...

Small businesses across the country are receiving billions in vital cash payments from councils to help support them through the coronavirus crisis. The Local Government Association said councils have ...

14 April, 2020
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Councils sell over 200 sites to community led housing groups

|Date: 16 May, 2019

Councils sell over 200 sites to community led housing groups

Research undertaken by the National Community Land Trust Network has revealed that a third of local autho ...

Research undertaken by the National Community Land Trust Network has revealed that a third of local authorities in England are now supporting community led housing development. The information has bee ...

16 May, 2019
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