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Covid-19

‘Plan needed to keep homeless off streets’

by The Editorial Team

The Government needs to bring together a comprehensive national strategy to prevent rough sleepers and homeless people returning to the streets after the pandemic, according to the Housing, Communities and Local Government Select Committee.

Categories news Tags Covid-19, homelessness
Empty swimming pool

Leisure ‘in a crisis’

by The Editorial Team

Leisure centres closed because of the coronavirus crisis may never re-open unless the Government brings forward a financial rescue package to save the sector, according to a new survey.

Categories news Tags Covid-19
Graphic of a woman alone in a cage

Always in lockdown

by Councillor Qaisar Abbas

Being confined to our homes during the COVID-19 pandemic has been very difficult for all of us. We are bored, worried, and want to return to our normal life quickly. Hopefully, after a few more weeks, we will be able to do so.

Categories councillor Tags community safety, Covid-19

Communities at risk

by Councillor James Jamieson

COVID-19 has replicated, exposed and increased health inequalities affecting ethnic minorities.

Categories features Tags Covid-19, diversity
Engineers in a field

Rising demand for green jobs

by The Editorial Team

The economic recovery from the pandemic offers a real opportunity to create jobs and protect the environment.

Categories features Tags Covid-19, environment
Cars and visible exhaust fumes

Reducing transport emissions

by Greg Marsden

How can we engineer a ‘climate smart’ recovery from the COVID-19 crisis?

Categories features Tags Covid-19, environment, transport
Woman putting shopping in front of someone's door

Protecting the vulnerable

by Councillor Peter John

Local government’s proudest achievement over the past few months?

Categories comment Tags community, Covid-19

Delivering a green recovery in our city regions

by Cara Jenkinson

UK citizens are eager to see a ‘green recovery’ from the coronavirus pandemic – a rebuilding based on sustainability and a fair transition to a low-carbon future.

Categories comment Tags Covid-19, environment

Recovery, renewal and place

by Nigel Riglar

When I first started thinking about my year as ADEPT President, I knew it was going to be challenging.

Categories comment Tags Covid-19, people and places

Making it up as they go along

by Councillor Howard Sykes MBE

The ill-thought out relaxation of lockdown, the Dominic Cummings debacle, and poorly considered last-minute announcements have contributed to an increase in the ‘R’ rate in my neck of the woods and in the South West.

Categories comment, group leaders Tags Covid-19
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