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Landlords now to fulfil new legal duty for Renters’ Rights Act

Landlords now to fulfil new legal duty for Renters’ Rights Act

Friday, 20 March 2026

Tenants can now look out for new important information explaining their new rights coming on 1 May 2026 - including a ban on Section 21 'no-fault' evi...

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Local people take the lead in 40 more communities

Local people take the lead in 40 more communities

Friday, 20 March 2026

Forty more communities selected for Pride in Place, with local people choosing how £20 million is invested to strengthen their neighbourhood....

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Chancellor backs the North’s industrial strengths with new investments

Chancellor backs the North’s industrial strengths with new investments

Wednesday, 18 March 2026

New jobs, opportunities and major regeneration for communities and businesses will be created in the North as the Chancellor backs the region’s indust...

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New amendments will create safer streets, champion culture, and strengthen local accountability under the English Devolution Bill

New amendments will create safer streets, champion culture, and strengthen local accountability under the English Devolution Bill

Wednesday, 18 March 2026

Communities and local leaders will benefit from new powers introduced in the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill. ...

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Major employment drive to help unlock 200,000 new jobs and apprenticeships for next generation

Major employment drive to help unlock 200,000 new jobs and apprenticeships for next generation

Wednesday, 18 March 2026

A major youth employment drive backed by £1 billion will help create 200,000 jobs for young people, alongside the biggest transformation of apprentice...

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UK City of Culture 2029 longlist revealed

UK City of Culture 2029 longlist revealed

Wednesday, 18 March 2026

Nine places have been longlisted to be the next UK City of Culture in 2029...

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Minister Kaur speech at Total Place Now conference

Minister Kaur speech at Total Place Now conference

Tuesday, 17 March 2026

Satvir Kaur, Parliamentary Secretary in the Cabinet Office, spoke at the Total Place Now conference on Tuesday 17 March 2026. ...

Mais Lecture 2026

Mais Lecture 2026

Tuesday, 17 March 2026

On 17 March 2026, the Chancellor Rachel Reeves gave the Mais lecture at Bayes Business School....

Future of news is local, says Culture Secretary, as she launches the first action plan to back local news in a generation

Future of news is local, says Culture Secretary, as she launches the first action plan to back local news in a generation

Tuesday, 17 March 2026

First local media strategy in a generation guarantees up to £12m funding for local media’s digital innovation, for community radio and to fill ‘news d...

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5 Trustees Appointed to the National Portrait Gallery Board

5 Trustees Appointed to the National Portrait Gallery Board

Monday, 16 March 2026

The Prime Minister has appointed 5 new Trustees to the National Portrait Gallery Board for terms of 4 years. ...

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Government to go

Government to go "further and faster" in becoming energy secure

Sunday, 15 March 2026

The Energy Secretary outlines measures to protect consumers and make Britain energy secure....

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New measures to protect candidates ahead of local elections

New measures to protect candidates ahead of local elections

Thursday, 12 March 2026

Police will be better equipped to protect candidates from harassment and intimidation under new measures announced ahead of the local and devolved ele...

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Major community iftar held by ministers?at Lancaster House  

Major community iftar held by ministers?at Lancaster House  

Tuesday, 10 March 2026

More than?180 people?from?across the?UK?heard speeches,?viewed?exhibitions?and ate?together at a Ramadan event ...

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Action plan launched to?build stronger communities

Action plan launched to?build stronger communities

Monday, 09 March 2026

The government is launching a rallying call for action,?setting out the first steps towards a more connected,?cohesive?and resilient United Kingdom...

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Weekend voting and shopping centre polling stations to be trialled

Weekend voting and shopping centre polling stations to be trialled

Monday, 09 March 2026

Some voters in May local elections to cast their ballot in a shopping centre and on weekends as part of plans to make voting easier ...

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Infrastructure Pipeline update signals future workforce needs

Infrastructure Pipeline update signals future workforce needs

Monday, 09 March 2026

Workforce demand data central to next Pipeline, giving investors and industry a clearer view to support long-term planning for skills and investment...

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Government review launched into park homes commission charge

Government review launched into park homes commission charge

Thursday, 05 March 2026

A review of a long debated 10% commission fee charged on the sale of park homes, which can be worth thousands of pounds, has been launched by the gove...

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Wales joins Connect to Work as thousands offered help into jobs

Wales joins Connect to Work as thousands offered help into jobs

Thursday, 05 March 2026

First Wales areas launch Connect to Work services as 16 more regions across England and Wales have funding confirmed ...

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Board members appointed to the Children and Family Court Advisory Support Service

Board members appointed to the Children and Family Court Advisory Support Service

Friday, 27 February 2026

The Secretary of State for Justice has approved the appointments of Jenny Coles and Natalie Trentham as members of Children and Family Court Advisory ...

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Government launches investment in support for kinship carers

Government launches investment in support for kinship carers

Friday, 27 February 2026

£126 million of support confirmed for family members such as grandparents, aunts and uncles who care for relatives’ children in new pilot scheme. ...

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Over £50 million pumped into the fight to tackle homelessness

Over £50 million pumped into the fight to tackle homelessness

Thursday, 26 February 2026

Two new funds to tackle homelessness head-on and help deliver on the national target to halve long?term rough sleeping by the end of this Parliament....

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Government cracks down on unsafe and unregulated building products in response to Grenfell Tower tragedy

Government cracks down on unsafe and unregulated building products in response to Grenfell Tower tragedy

Wednesday, 25 February 2026

Major proposals to strengthen the construction products used in buildings across the country have been published today in a crackdown on unregulated p...

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Developers selected to transform two former hotbeds of Sheffield industry into thriving new neighbourhoods with up to 1,300 new homes

Developers selected to transform two former hotbeds of Sheffield industry into thriving new neighbourhoods with up to 1,300 new homes

Wednesday, 25 February 2026

Capital&Centric and Great Places to jointly regenerate Furnace Hill, while igloo Regeneration to lead transformation of Neepsend....

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Three councils fail to meet RSH’s consumer standards

Three councils fail to meet RSH’s consumer standards

Wednesday, 25 February 2026

Runnymede Borough Council received a C4 rating and both City of London Corporation and Rugby Borough Council received C3 gradings. ...

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Civic head of Shetland Islands Council banned as company director over unpaid taxes

Civic head of Shetland Islands Council banned as company director over unpaid taxes

Wednesday, 25 February 2026

Director disqualification for council convener...

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Councils to get exceptional?financial?support to?balance books

Councils to get exceptional?financial?support to?balance books

Monday, 23 February 2026

This follows the confirmation of £78 billion for?councils?through the settlement, helping them restore public services for communities and tackle dep...

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Communities set to benefit from 13 new bathing spots proposed across England

Communities set to benefit from 13 new bathing spots proposed across England

Friday, 13 February 2026

Proposed sites include the first ever on the River Thames in London ...

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Tougher rules on political interference to keep UK elections secure

Tougher rules on political interference to keep UK elections secure

Thursday, 12 February 2026

Foreign actors will no longer be able to use their money to interfere in the UK’s elections, as part of the biggest expansion of democratic participat...

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10 year plan to revitalise schools and colleges for every child

10 year plan to revitalise schools and colleges for every child

Wednesday, 11 February 2026

Schools to be inclusive by design, with dedicated ‘inclusion bases’ and new guidance on adaptations to improve inclusivity and accessibility....

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Two members appointed to the VisitEngland Advisory Board

Two members appointed to the VisitEngland Advisory Board

Wednesday, 11 February 2026

The Secretary of State has appointed Richard Morsley and Rachel Walter as members of the VisitEngland Advisory Board for a term of five years...

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