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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has appointed Adam Hawksbee as interim Chair for the new Towns Unit

• Updated: 25 January 2024

People across Blyth are set to benefit from government investment to level up the town by upgrading poor quality housing, tackling health inequalities, improving access to local jobs and cutting crime.

• Updated: 23 February 2023

Over £1 billion will be guaranteed to Suffolk and Norfolk to invest in their communities as the Levelling Up Secretary signs landmark devolution deals.

• Updated: 8 December 2022

Levelling Up Secretary Greg Clark will sign an historic devolution deal with Derbyshire and Derby, Nottinghamshire and Nottingham.

• Updated: 30 August 2022

Public buildings across England will cut their use of expensive fossil fuels and save millions of pounds on bills, thanks to £553 million in government funding.

• Updated: 23 May 2022

Sir James Bevan discusses need to address environmental inequalities as part of the "levelling up" agenda

• Updated: 20 July 2021

Speech by Secretary of State Robert Jenrick MP at the Local Government Association’s annual conference 2021.

• Updated: 6 July 2021

A campaign to raise public awareness of the North of Tyne Combined Authority mayoral election and encourage people to register to vote begins today.

• Updated: 11 March 2019

More than 30 rural communities are set to benefit from new or expanded village services from libraries, shops to post offices all delivered by their local pub.

• Updated: 13 September 2018

More communities across England will be able to get free access to expert advice and guidance to help make their neighbourhood vision a reality.

• Updated: 19 March 2018

Sajid Javid talks to leaders of Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) about the important role they have to play in growing the UK economy

• Updated: 28 March 2017

Over 6,000 uses of community rights, protecting over 4,000 buildings, green spaces and other much loved local assets.

• Updated: 20 March 2017

Neighbourhood Plans break through the 200 mark following strong support.

• Updated: 11 July 2016

As powers return from Brussels, Communities Secretary Greg Clark argues that Whitehall cannot be their “default destination”.

• Updated: 5 July 2016

Greg Clark announces historic opportunity for councils to shape their financial future.

• Updated: 5 July 2016

Councils have historic opportunity to shape their financial future and select the powers that will be devolved from Whitehall to town halls.

• Updated: 5 July 2016

Wales Office hosts round table to explore growth deal options

• Updated: 31 March 2016

"A Swansea City Deal could transform the fortunes of the entire South West Wales region"

• Updated: 29 March 2016

Ten Local Authority Leaders, and UK and Welsh Governments agree £1.2 billion Regional Investment Fund

• Updated: 15 March 2016

Eleven Local Enterprise Partnerships come together to pool their ambitions in the Midlands Engine Prospectus – for the first time.

• Updated: 4 December 2015