Neighbourhood Planning Assistance from Locality
Interested in bringing affordable housing for sale through your neighbourhood plan? Find out how with a Locality online webinar. Neighbourhood planning can be a powerful tool for communities to address affordability issues within a neighbourhood area. It can open up housing for sale to a greater proportion of people than in areas without a neighbourhood […]
Johnson backs local government devolution
The MJ covers comments made by the Prime Minister on greater devolution. Speaking at the Manchester Science and Industry Museum, Boris Johnson said that London and Manchester have thrived because they are led by mayors. He added that council leaders will enjoy greater powers and cities, counties and towns will become ‘more self-governing’. He has […]
Rural crime not taken seriously by police
The Farnham Herald reports on new analysis by the Country Land and Business Association that found police forces are failing to recognise the severity of rural crime. Fly-tipping, machinery or livestock theft, hare coursing and vandalism of farm infrastructure is estimated to cost the economy £44.5 million per year. The research examined 38 rural police […]
Countryfile host concerned for loss of rural services
The Mirror reports on comments made by Countryfile host John Craven lamenting the loss of rural services and saying the problem has left residents ‘socially isolated’. Speaking to BBC Countryfile Magazine, Craven expresses concern about the disappearance of rural shops, schools, post offices, pubs and bus routes. He said: ‘In particular this has hit the […]
