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Local government project management contributes £6.18bn to UK economy, according to APM Golden Thread Report 2024

|Date: 26 April, 2024

Local government project management contributes £6.18bn to UK economy, according to APM Golden Thread Report 2024

A new report by the Association for Project Management (APM), the chartered membership organisation for t ...

A new report by the Association for Project Management (APM), the chartered membership organisation for the project profession, has found the local government sector of the project management professi ...

26 April, 2024
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Sector responds to Spring Budget

|Date: 7 March, 2024

Sector responds to Spring Budget

Here, LABM shares opinion from industry bodies, social and affordable housing providers and the public se ...

Here, LABM shares opinion from industry bodies, social and affordable housing providers and the public sector to Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Budget 2024. Councils need greater funding certainty th ...

7 March, 2024
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UK100 | The future is local

|Date: 22 February, 2024

UK100 | The future is local

Warm homes and local energy: Christopher Hammond, Chief Executive of UK100 discusses the key to securing ...

Warm homes and local energy: Christopher Hammond, Chief Executive of UK100 discusses the key to securing our future locally. Last year was the planet’s hottest year on record, by far(1). The need for ...

22 February, 2024
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Free retrofit training course launched set to unlock retrofit career paths for local government personnel

|Date: 26 January, 2024

Free retrofit training course launched set to unlock retrofit career paths for local government personnel

Those working for local governments across the UK can now access a free course from the UK’s leading retr ...

Those working for local governments across the UK can now access a free course from the UK’s leading retrofit knowledge and skills provider to kickstart their career in retrofit. The new online course ...

26 January, 2024
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Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority announce new Executive Director of Place and Connectivity

|Date: 20 December, 2023

Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority announce new Executive Director of Place and Connectivity

Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority are pleased to announce the appointment of Judith Ba ...

Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority are pleased to announce the appointment of Judith Barker as the new Executive Director of Place and Connectivity. Joining from Central Bedfordshi ...

20 December, 2023
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The solution to identifying RAAC for public sector organisations

|Date: 12 October, 2023

The solution to identifying RAAC for public sector organisations

The Communities and Housing Investment Consortium (CHIC) offers advice on identifying RAAC for local auth ...

The Communities and Housing Investment Consortium (CHIC) offers advice on identifying RAAC for local authorities and other public sector organisations. Recently, there has been significant coverage in ...

12 October, 2023
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Two-thirds of local authority planning and placemaking teams lack the capacity to meet strategic objectives

|Date: 2 October, 2023

Two-thirds of local authority planning and placemaking teams lack the capacity to meet strategic objectives

Two-thirds of local authority planning and placemaking professionals say their team does not have the cap ...

Two-thirds of local authority planning and placemaking professionals say their team does not have the capacity to meet their authority’s strategic objectives, according to a new survey. The Recruitmen ...

2 October, 2023
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Boroughs’ funding fails to reflect ‘fast-rising pressures and levels of need’ — London Councils responds to IFS report

|Date: 17 August, 2023

Boroughs’ funding fails to reflect ‘fast-rising pressures and levels of need’ — London Councils responds to IFS report

London Councils responds to a report from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) on levels of public spen ...

London Councils responds to a report from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) on levels of public spending in areas across England. The IFS report, ‘How much public funding does each area receive?’ ...

17 August, 2023
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Unit4’s State of the Digital Nation 2023 survey shows public sector needs to accelerate investment to improve citizen services

|Date: 24 May, 2023

Unit4’s State of the Digital Nation 2023 survey shows public sector needs to accelerate investment to improve citizen services

Unit4, a leader in enterprise cloud applications for people-centric organisations, has announced the find ...

Unit4, a leader in enterprise cloud applications for people-centric organisations, has announced the findings of its 2023 State of the Digital Nation survey, which examined the progress in digital tra ...

24 May, 2023
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Skills boost for planning authorities to create better neighbourhoods

|Date: 21 March, 2023

Skills boost for planning authorities to create better neighbourhoods

More skilled planning professionals will be recruited by councils following a £1m funding boost from the ...

More skilled planning professionals will be recruited by councils following a £1m funding boost from the Government, announced by the Housing Minister. Social enterprise Public Practice will use the m ...

21 March, 2023
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Regional regeneration and investment opportunities to be unlocked at new West Midlands event

Life-changing military veterans’ self-build project reaches completion

Construction starts on over affordable homes in Leicestershire

Work starts on site for new rural homes in East Cowton

David Wilson Homes launches next phase of affordable properties in Stirling

Work begins to build new, affordable homes in South Normanton

Construction begins on £31m Extra Care housing project in Hebburn

EDAROTH starts work on Raven Housing Trust affordable housing scheme

First affordable homes delivered at 500 home development in Weymouth

Groundbreaking ceremony held for new secondary school in Bristol

Local government project management contributes £6.18bn to UK economy, according to APM Golden Thread Report 2024

Local government project management contributes £6.18bn to UK economy, according to APM Golden Thread Report 2024

UK100 | The future is local

UK100 | The future is local

Free retrofit training course launched set to unlock retrofit career paths for local government personnel

Free retrofit training course launched set to unlock retrofit career paths for local government personnel

Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority announce new Executive Director of Place and Connectivity

Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority announce new Executive Director of Place and Connectivity

The solution to identifying RAAC for public sector organisations

The solution to identifying RAAC for public sector organisations

Boroughs’ funding fails to reflect ‘fast-rising pressures and levels of need’ — London Councils responds to IFS report

Boroughs’ funding fails to reflect ‘fast-rising pressures and levels of need’ — London Councils responds to IFS report

Unit4’s State of the Digital Nation 2023 survey shows public sector needs to accelerate investment to improve citizen services

Unit4’s State of the Digital Nation 2023 survey shows public sector needs to accelerate investment to improve citizen services