CLES NEWS AND BULLETINS
The Gloucester Partnership is a member of the Centre for Local Economic Strategies (CLES) and as part of our membership we receive a number of free places on their training courses. If you are interested in attending a course that would benefit you and the Partnership, please contact Mary Little, 01452 396976, email mary.little@gloucester.gov.uk Click here for information on the latest training courses.
January 2010 edition of LGAARB (PDF, 14 pages, 226KB)
The state of happiness: local wellbeing report
This report from the Young Foundation and the IDeA highlights that promoting and influencing happiness is no longer just an aspiration. As the recession forces difficult public spending choices, services focused on wellbeing are delivering widespread economic and social benefits – especially to children.
Enhancing participation in kitchen waste collections
This Defra report gathered evidence on how householders respond to the provision of food waste collections. It examines how response varies across socio-demographic groups and housing situations, how service design affects behaviour and which participation barriers need to be addressed through communications.
Cities outlook 2010
This Centre for Cities report shows that the recession has widened the gap between UK city economies and suggests that as we move out of recession, the UK will face an uneven recovery.
Civil protection
This European Commission report explores European public opinion on disaster management and civil protection.
Investigating the longer term impact of home care re-ablement services
This report from the University of York is the first study of five well-established re-ablement services to show which features are considered to contribute to success.
November 2009 edition of LGAARB (PDF, 15 pages, 232KB)
Local government workforce survey 2009
This annual survey from the LGA Group provides information on the progress that authorities are making in addressing the key workforce challenges faced by local government.
Hidden talents II: getting the best out of Britain's young people
Together with the Centre for Social Justice, LGA drew on the insights of partners and practitioners in councils, the public, private and voluntary sectors, to describe a new approach to engaging young people in productive activity.
Attitudes to age in Britain 2004-08
This DWP research provides a comprehensive picture of attitudes to age in Britain over a five year period.
Learning from city recovery in Europe and the United States
This JRF study considers why cities decline, how they recover and how low-income communities within them fare under the impact of dramatic changes. The study focuses on seven European cities.
Communities in recession: the impact on deprived neighbourhoods
This JRF publication looks at the impact that the current recession is having on disadvantaged communities and asks what we can learn from evidence of previous recessions.
September 2009 edition of LGAARB (PDF, 12 pages, 220KB)
The September bulletin includes:
Homes for our old age
This CABE report highlights issues and concerns for housing planners, commissioners and designers as the ageing population increases.
Recession and recovery: how UK cities can respond and drive the recovery
With a focus on 12 UK cities this report from The Work Foundation considers why some cities are suffering more than others and highlights what could change their future prospects.
Who is heading for higher education?
This report from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) explores the attitudes and intentions among young people in England towards higher education .