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HIGH STREETS EMERGENCY: NEW RETAIL PLANNING APPLICATIONS HALVE IN FIVE YEARS
HIGH STREETS EMERGENCY’: NEW RETAIL PLANNING APPLICATIONS HALVE IN FIVE YEARS Struggling high streets face a fight for survival after new analysis by the...
DCN responds to HCLG Committee report on the future of the high street
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DCN responds to waste strategy consultation
Responding to the launch of consultations on the new Resources and Waste Strategy, Cllr Isobel Darby, DCN Lead Member for Enhancing the Quality of Life, said:...
DCN responds to funding announced for new garden towns
Responding to £9 million in additional government funding announced for new garden towns, Cllr Mark Crane, DCN Lead for Stronger Economies, said: "Across the...
Public health role of district councils needs to be better rewarded, says DCN
District councils need to be better rewarded for their essential and effective role in public health which is saving millions of pounds for primary...
DCN responds to written ministerial statement on Brexit funding
Responding to a written ministerial statement on Brexit funding for local government, which confirms that district councils will receive £35,000 each over two...
DCN responds to NHS long term plan
Responding to the NHS long term plan, Cllr Isobel Darby, DCN Member Lead for Quality of Life, said: “We are pleased that prevention is a core part of the NHS...
DCN responds to new Government waste strategy
Responding to the Government's Resources and Waste Strategy, launched today, Cllr Isobel Darby, DCN Lead for Quality of Life, said: “District councils, as the...
DCN responds to Provisional Local Government Finance Settlement
Responding to the provisional local government finance settlement, District Councils’ Network Chairman, Cllr John Fuller, said: “We are pleased that the...
DCN responds to Disabled Facilities Grant review
Responding to the publication of an independent review into the Disabled Facilities Grant, DCN spokesperson for Better Lives, Mayor Kate Allsop said: “As the...
DCN responds to research into commercial investment
Responding to recent research into commercial investment, Cllr Mark Crane, DCN lead for stronger economies, said: “District councils have punched above their...