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Kier Places | Evolving the public sector estate

|Date: 27 June, 2022

Kier Places | Evolving the public sector estate

Mark Whittaker, Managing Director of Kier Places, discusses evolving the public sector estate to adapt to ...

Mark Whittaker, Managing Director of Kier Places, discusses evolving the public sector estate to adapt to a changing world. As Charles Darwin once said, it’s not the strongest nor most intelligent of ...

27 June, 2022
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Council frees up assets to drive regeneration, growth and investment

|Date: 23 September, 2021

Council frees up assets to drive regeneration, growth and investment

Trafford Council is freeing up a number of assets to continue its commitment to regeneration, growth and ...

Trafford Council is freeing up a number of assets to continue its commitment to regeneration, growth and investment across the borough. The Council is selling off six properties in Urmston, Trafford P ...

23 September, 2021
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Remobilising vital public services in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic

|Date: 4 May, 2020

Remobilising vital public services in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic

Millions of community assets — including schools — across the country are currently closed in a bid to co ...

Millions of community assets — including schools — across the country are currently closed in a bid to combat the spread of COVID-19 and protect the most vulnerable in society. Technical Director Mich ...

4 May, 2020
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Giving real value to our communities in their hour of need

|Date: 30 April, 2020

Giving real value to our communities in their hour of need

A famous wartime recruitment poster from 1915 asks, “Daddy, what did YOU do in the Great War?” I wonder i ...

A famous wartime recruitment poster from 1915 asks, “Daddy, what did YOU do in the Great War?” I wonder if in the months and years to come people will look back and ask, “What did you do during the pa ...

30 April, 2020
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LGA sets out Queen’s Speech seven-point plan to boost public services

|Date: 25 September, 2019

LGA sets out Queen’s Speech seven-point plan to boost public services

The Queen’s Speech needs to reignite the devolution process to ensure all parts of England reap the benef ...

The Queen’s Speech needs to reignite the devolution process to ensure all parts of England reap the benefits of having greater powers and funding to improve services such as housing, transport, housin ...

25 September, 2019
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Sector welcomes Affordable Homes Guarantee Scheme but calls for new longer-term funding deal

|Date: 14 March, 2019

Sector welcomes Affordable Homes Guarantee Scheme but calls for new longer-term funding deal

The £3bn Affordable Homes Guarantee Scheme is welcome, however there are calls for a new longer-term ‘inf ...

The £3bn Affordable Homes Guarantee Scheme is welcome, however there are calls for a new longer-term ‘infrastructure style’ funding model to be introduced for affordable housing to address the housing ...

14 March, 2019
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Plans announced to transform public services in West Suffolk

|Date: 20 February, 2019

Plans announced to transform public services in West Suffolk

Plans to unite public services with enterprise space to create a ‘public service village’ in Bury St Edmu ...

Plans to unite public services with enterprise space to create a ‘public service village’ in Bury St Edmunds have received crucial backing from local councillors. Members of St Edmundsbury Borough Cou ...

20 February, 2019
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