Empowered councils can deliver net zero and clean growth
Empowered councils can deliver net zero and clean growth Local government should be empowered to independently fund clean growth projects and lead the drive to hit net zero in local communities, a report from Localis, co-commissioned by DCN, today urges. ‘Mapping a...
Hunt warned: further cuts will weaken shire communities
Hunt warned: further cuts will weaken shire communities District council leaders say they will have no option but to cut hugely valuable local services which will diminish towns and communities across England should further cuts be imposed upon them. They have...
Four-fifths of councils running out of accommodation for homeless people
Councils are running out of temporary accommodation in which to house growing numbers of people who are becoming homeless, exclusive research reveals. The District Councils’ Network insight also reveals how the cost-of-living crisis has spurred a huge increase in...