Colchester and Reading join Key Cities
Two additional cities have joined Key Cities, the national network representing the UK’s urban areas. Key Cities works with cities, towns and organisations across local government and beyond to deliver prosperity, protect the environment and raise standards of living across the country. The network advocates for the future of the UK’s urban centres by producing […]
Coventry’s transport strategy
The strategy aims to create a city where it is easy, convenient and safe to walk, cycle and travel on public transport and where people can use a range of transport options, appropriate to their journey. Changing the way people travel in Coventry will help the Council achieve long-term goals such as creating a greener, […]
Wolverhampton scheme for Start Up Loans top in West Midlands
Louise McCoy, commercial director at Start Up Loans, said: “It’s wonderful to see Wolverhampton recognised in the West Midlands for its contribution to entrepreneurship. “I’m always inspired by the stories of small business owners who have used the Start Up Loans programme to take the leap into business ownership. “The West Midlands has an ever-growing […]
Levelling up investment for Blackpool regeneration
The ambitious Blackpool Central project had stalled because there was no funding to move the Magistrates and County Courts currently situated within the proposed site, and this risked scuppering the entire £300 million private sector-led regeneration scheme. Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Michael Gove announced today (11 November 2022) that £40 million would be […]
Stunning snapshot of Sunderland’s future
Already rapidly-changing, the stunning computerised visual of the heart of Sunderland city centre has been released by the city council, bringing to life dramatic changes already underway and depicting more to come. The highly detailed digital projection, which has been created by North East architects FaulknerBrowns, captures a raft of new buildings, most of which are […]
Future ready business support – Lancaster
It recognised the efforts taken to address areas such as skills gaps, helping high streets adapt to shifting consumer habits, helping local firms on their way to net zero and nurturing future entrepreneurs. The national awards scheme recognises and celebrates councils that have achieved excellent results through the work they do with small businesses by […]
£5 million awarded to Coventry City Council to tackle health inequalities through research
The funding is awarded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) to create a pioneering Health Determinants Research Collaboration (HDRC) in the city. Coventry’s collaboration will undertake this ground breaking work and includes Coventry University, the University of Warwick, University College London, and University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire as well as a wide range of partners within the community and voluntary […]
Party conference round up
Our ‘Creating Healthy Cities’ event delved into the findings of our recent research report, with speakers discussing how our cities could be completely revolutionised by prioritising health within local and national policy. Dan Norris, Mayor of the West of England, stressed the importance of good housing to health – people need to have access to […]
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Cllr Darren Paffey
Councillor Darren Paffey is the Deputy Leader of Southampton City Council, Cabinet Member for Children & Learning and ward Councillor for Bargate. He has policy interests in education, skills development, children’s safeguarding and seeing public, private, and voluntary sectors cooperate to tackle inequalities. Outside of politics, Cllr Paffey lectures in Spanish and Linguistics at the […]
