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Why arts, pubs and sports clubs matter so much

Image taken from here. Early noises about Rishi Sunak’s budget this week suggest positive steps in several key areas. The budget will...

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Resilient Towns: The role of place

Last month HOPE not hate Charitable Trust ran the first online session in our What Works series. Focused around preventative and...

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When it comes to levelling up, is money enough?

Rishi Sunak’s Spending Review this week saw the Government commit £4bn to a new ‘levelling up fund’. Designed to resource “the...

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The economics of COVID-19 could affect a different sort of town

How does a small town cope with the impact on the social fabric of the COVID-19 lockdown? A recent Guardian short film set out to answer...

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What can we tell from a first look at the government’s 101 Town Deals?

Last week the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) announced financial backing for communities in seven areas,...

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How can 'levelling up' become a reality?

It was announced this week that Tory MPs are launching a Levelling Up Taskforce. The new group – which includes many of the MPs installed...

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