LWEC Members

The Government has written to councils inviting them to create local enterprise partnerships, envisaged to take on many of the functions of Regional Development Agencies. RDAs currently manage the European Regional Development Fund, and we would encourage councils to think about how their LEP will engage with this programme. This quick brief offers councils some points and recommendations to consider.

A new fund that will benefit a range of small to large civil society organisations will be launched by DFID this year.

Daily news headlines from the LGA Media Team

This consultation is seeking your views on The Welsh Assembly Governments proposal to update and replace the Animal By-Products (Wales) Regulations 2006

Headhunters and talent scouts are needed to ensure a wider range of people are elected to local councils, writes Joe Simpson

The Marine Climate Change Impacts Partnership (MCCIP) launched its latest annual report card on 15th July 2010 providing the very latest updates on how climate change is affecting our seas.

Youth councils are holding local authorities' services to account – and saving them money, writes Alex Delaney.

Councils in the region are coming together to scrutinise the help and support available to veterans, writes Cllr Robin Todd.

A café from Mold has launched a new online match-making service to match food producers with food buyers.

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Home buyers can access more information about their new home without having to pay for the information, the Government announced today. (continues...)

Plans to introduce directly elected police commissioners could divert money away from frontline services, council leaders have warned.

Senior staff at Liverpool city council have volunteered for a pay cut which will save £500,000 a year.

The vast majority of parliamentary and local elections held in May were well run – but voter confidence in the system has declined significantly.

Earlier this month, I was proud to host the first Mansfield Learning Partnership conference led by young people, for young people.

Housing minister Grant Shapps is giving rural communities that want to build new homes the power to bypass the planning process.

With the school holidays upon us, it feels fitting that this week’s issue of first has a youthful feel to it.

Delegates at the Local Government Group annual conference in Bournemouth earlier this month helped to divert 12 cubic metres of waste from landfill by recycling it.

Councils will be given the power to combine the roles of elected mayor and chief executive, Eric Pickles, the communities secretary, has confirmed.

An independent review of how England coped with severe winter weather over the past two years is calling for guidance to reassure individuals they won’t be sued for clearing snow from pavements.