23 July 2020          View The Latest Issue Online          Follow Us On Twitter          View This Email Online

NEWS

 

£3 million awarded to help tackle air pollution

UK Research and Innovation has awarded £3 million to support six research networks that will investigate solutions to air pollution.....read more

High streets could be turned into housing

A think tank has said that high street shopping units left empty by the collapse of retail businesses should be converted into hundreds of thousands of new homes built by the public sector.....read more

Public health directors urge action on obesity

Eight directors of public health from the north-west of England have written to Boris Johnson calling for any anti-coronavirus obesity plan.....read more

‘Serious flaw’ in UC worsens council tenants’ debts

Using data from London local authorities, new research claims that the roll-out of Universal Credit is leading to a growing number of council tenants falling behind on rent payments.....read more

Leicester seeks further financial help for businesses

Peter Soulsby has again written to the government urging them to provide more support to local businesses to help them cope with the impact of the Leicester’s extended coronavirus lockdown.....read more

FEATURES

Road sector promoting collaboration and innovation

The road surface industry must reward recent funding with continued innovation and a readiness to embrace the new, believes Paul Boss.....read more

A people-first strategy for returning to work after Covid-19

Romy Hughes explores the aspects of a good strategy that companies need to think about as we begin to look at life after the pandemic.....read more

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