Creating Opportunities in Warwickshire

Warwickshire County Council has launched a new website and review document , dedicated to showcasing the progress made in the County as part of the UK Government’s Levelling Up initiative. The Government has emphasised the importance of Levelling Up the country...

Parish Borrowing Process

Holly Morris, Policy Officer, Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, presented to WALC’s member Clerks on the process for applying for a public works loan. View the recording The facility lends to town and parish councils (in England) and town and...

Community Carbon Calculator Tool

CSE has recently had funding to update the Impact tool (the community carbon calculator). This calculates parish level carbon footprint data. The tool’s website is imminently about to have data updates to the calculations and new/refreshed resources, including a...

Report on Transitioning to GOV.UK Email Addresses

With thanks to Bubbenhall Parish Council for permission to reprint Date: 1 February 2024 Prepared by Tracie Ball, Clerk and RFO Introduction: The consideration of adopting GOV.UK email addresses for both the Clerk and Councillors may seem like an unnecessary...

Council and Community Climate and Nature Action

Andrew Maliphant, SLCC’s Environmental & Sustainability Advisor, spoke to County Officers about Climate Action, Biodiversity and the Great Collaboration. He gave practical examples of what Councils can do to support climate and nature action in their community,...

Only 1 in 6 Rural Councils have made use of Rural Exception Sites

Reprinted from ACRE Exception Sites were introduced in 1991 to enable the development of affordable homes on underdeveloped land that would otherwise be restricted for residential development. The sites have the potential to provide much needed affordable housing...