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We’re pleased to report that Communities Minister Don Foster has promised to extend the Sustainable Communities Act powers to town and parish councils.
Both Local Works and Unlock Democracy have submitted evidence to a review of the Sustainable Communities Act.
Cornwall Council have passed a motion to use the Sustainable Communities Act. We're excited to see what happens next.
Ed Miliband has called for councils to have more power to stop new betting shops and payday lenders being opened. The good news is, there’s already a tool that can make this happen.
We've had a fairly good response to our "Empowering Cornwall" campaign so far, but we need to keep the pressure up
We're delighted to announce Southwark Council leader has pledged to use the Sustainable Communities Act to reverse community decline.
Heseltine's proposal for increased decentralisation is welcome, but there's something important missing from his proposals...
Last week, we held a public meeting about the Act in East London. Here's what happened
The stark reality of community decline
A library in Barnet due to be closed is temporarily being kept open by local volunteers. Could the Act help to keep it open permanently?