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Innovating food security: Wrocław shapes a resilient food future

Health & Social Care
Jakub Mazur, Deputy Mayor of Wrocław, Poland, and a member of ICLEI Europe’s Regional Executive Committee, discusses innovative food security policies, including how Wrocław is shaping a resilient future through food.

£27 million flood scheme hopes to reduce property damage in Blackpool

Government
A new £27 million flood scheme announced for Blackpool hopes to reduce the risk of flood damage for up to 4,800 coastal properties

Dubai launches world’s first state cryptocurrency

Finance
The local government of Dubai has launched emCash, the world's first state cryptocurrency, which will be available to all UAE citizens

How local councils can improve their community leisure centre

Government
Cheryl Hersey from Action PR explains how local councils can make the most of their community leisure centre through investment and marketing

Government announces £500,000 investment in public parks

Government
The Ministry of Parks and Green Spaces has announced a new action group dedicated to improving green spaces and investment in public parks

Austerity revolutionising customer service delivery in councils

Government
John McMahon, Product Director at IEG4, an enabler of digital services in the public sector, discusses how austerity in local government is, by necessity, driving a revolution in customer service delivery

Sexual health services in England “at tipping point”

Health & Social Care
Visits to sexual health services in England have increased and services are at “tipping point”, according to local councils Despite the government saying more than...

Councils to get extra funding to ease pressures from migration

Government
Local councils are to get grants totalling £15 million as part of the Controlling Migration Fund (CMF) to help ease pressures on local services

Kensington and Chelsea Council must take action to restore faith

Government
The new leader of Kensington and Chelsea Council has warned the survivors of the Grenfell Tower fire would “take a generation” to trust the authority again

Devolution has seen mixed and inconclusive results

Government
Local economies have seen a mixed outcome following the devolution of powers to English regions

Leisure beyond the leisure centre

Government
Cheryl Hersey of Action PR highlights how the role of leisure centres are changing to become key community hubs which deliver a range of services

A springboard to the cloud: Putting a plan into action

Technology
Andrew Mellish, of Six Degrees Group Company Carrenza shares the challenges public sector organisations face when it comes to implementing cloud services

Right to Buy contributes to the lack of affordable homes

Government
The Conservative’s Right to Buy policy has been blamed for the shortage of affordable housing, as councils spend millions replacing property

Community-led services gain government cash boost

Government
The Department for Communities and Local Government has revealed a multi-million pound cash boost for community-led services

Solar devices benefit social housing in Scotland

Environment
Improving energy efficiency in social housing can be achieved with solar devices. PassivSystems outlines how this technology can be utilised by councils

The transformation of local authority leisure facilities

Government
Over the past decade local authority leisure facilities have revolutionised how they operate. Here, Cheryl Hersey, of Action PR Ltd explains

Flood prevention in Oxfordshire receives £6.8m funding

Environment
Oxfordshire County Council revealed it has spent more than £6.8m funding on flood prevention over the past 10 years
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