Building back better – leaving no-one behind
Building back better – leaving no-one behind In market towns and new towns, in cathedral cities, coastal communities and the countryside, our district councils are on the frontline helping families on the breadline to avoid homelessness, to build a positive future,...
One in three councils expect to be forced to close leisure centres forever – New survey
One in three councils expect to be forced to close leisure centres forever – New survey New survey reveals for the first time the devastating impact of the pandemic on leisure centres Over 100 leisure centres could go bust due to coronavirus crisis, some within three...
DCN responds to consultation on changes to the payment process of schools’ business rates
The DCN have broadly welcomed the government’s proposals that would see the Education and Skills Funding Agency paying schools’ business rates directly to billing authorities, removing the need for local authority maintained schools and academies to make these...