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Over 200 community organisations backed to help bridge divides

Over 200 community organisations backed to help bridge divides

Wednesday, 15 April 2026

Organisations boosting unity, trust and togetherness in their communities will receive a share of over £2 million funding...

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Council tax shake up to protect the most vulnerable households

Council tax shake up to protect the most vulnerable households

Wednesday, 15 April 2026

More time for vulnerable people to pay their bill after missing one month’s payment...

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Councils backed with millions to take on rogue landlords

Councils backed with millions to take on rogue landlords

Monday, 13 April 2026

Local authorities across England are receiving an extra £41 million to cover costs for new enforcement powers through the landmark Renters' Rights Act...

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NHS experts deployed to tackle corridor care

NHS experts deployed to tackle corridor care

Saturday, 11 April 2026

NHS deploys specialist teams and expands urgent care services to tackle corridor care, cut waits and ease A&E pressure, targeting worst-affected trust...

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New £2m backed pilots to put more power in the hands of tenants

New £2m backed pilots to put more power in the hands of tenants

Thursday, 02 April 2026

20 new projects will receive a share of £2 million from the government's Social Housing Innovation Fund. ...

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New UKHSA data shows 1,504 heat related deaths during summer of 2025

New UKHSA data shows 1,504 heat related deaths during summer of 2025

Thursday, 02 April 2026

Latest data shows Summer 2025 saw 1,504 heat?associated deaths in England....

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New £62m fund for fire alarms to keep residents safe and costs down for leaseholders

New £62m fund for fire alarms to keep residents safe and costs down for leaseholders

Wednesday, 01 April 2026

The new Interim Measures Alarm Fund will further incentivise the installation of common fire alarms in buildings waiting for remediation works to be c...

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£70m funding to address building safety professional shortages

£70m funding to address building safety professional shortages

Thursday, 26 March 2026

New £70 million funding has been announced to address shortages in building safety professions and help build 1.5 million homes....

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Government launches new consultation as part of commitment to introduce mandatory certification for fire risk assessors

Government launches new consultation as part of commitment to introduce mandatory certification for fire risk assessors

Thursday, 26 March 2026

The government has launched a consultation as part of commitment to introduce mandatory certification for fire risk assessors in wake of Grenfell Towe...

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Emergency action to kickstart London housebuilding

Emergency action to kickstart London housebuilding

Wednesday, 25 March 2026

The Housing Secretary and Mayor of London have confirmed emergency measures today to accelerate housebuilding in the capital....

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Cap on donations from overseas electors and ban on crypto donations to protect democracy

Cap on donations from overseas electors and ban on crypto donations to protect democracy

Wednesday, 25 March 2026

Landmark changes to protect UK democracy from scourge of foreign actors and financial influence are set to come into force....

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Housing Secretary delivers 'call to arms' to get Britain building

Housing Secretary delivers 'call to arms' to get Britain building

Wednesday, 25 March 2026

The Housing Secretary's speech at the Home Builders Federation annual conference this week (Tuesday 24 March). ...

Seven new towns proposed to kickstart housebuilding push

Seven new towns proposed to kickstart housebuilding push

Sunday, 22 March 2026

Seven locations proposed as new towns with each location delivering at least 10,000 homes with several delivering up to 40,000....

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High streets revived and children given safe places to play

High streets revived and children given safe places to play

Saturday, 21 March 2026

New initiative will support local areas to reimagine and revive their struggling high streets...

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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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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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Stronger visiting rights for people in health and care settings

Stronger visiting rights for people in health and care settings

Wednesday, 18 March 2026

The government will better protect and strengthen the visiting rights for people in health and care settings, following a review of Regulation 9A....

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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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Better community care thanks to nursing funding boost

Better community care thanks to nursing funding boost

Monday, 09 March 2026

Around 80,000 people will be better supported in the community following a 5.4% increase in funding for nursing care....

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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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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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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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More children to be protected from deadly viruses

More children to be protected from deadly viruses

Sunday, 22 February 2026

New changes to the GP contract will help protect thousands more children across the country from deadly and highly infectious diseases....

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£400 cash boost for disabled adults to tackle cost of living

£400 cash boost for disabled adults to tackle cost of living

Tuesday, 17 February 2026

150,000 disabled adults to keep £400 more cash each year to help with cost of living, and £700 million to support tens of thousands of home adaptation...

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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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