Staff wellbeing: a growing challenge
Ross Miller, of Commercial Services Group, explains their recent UK Wellbeing Barometer surveyed 4,000 employees
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Green award for crematorium grounds
Well-managed green spaces teeming with wildlife make award-winning site ‘much more than a place of remembrance.’ For 30
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Regeneration could leave older residents behind, study warns
A £6bn regeneration programme in North Manchester risks leaving older residents feeling isolated from the
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Birmingham plans to grow nature network as well as housing
Birmingham City Council is proposing to create new nature conservation sites and extend existing ones
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ADEPT welcome Andy Burnham’s pledge to empower communities
The Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning & Transport (ADEPT) has welcomed Prime Minister
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Sadiq Khan unveils London Plan with 558,000 new homes target
The Mayor of London has published a draft of his new London Plan, setting out
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Your childhood postcode could affect your mental health, study finds
UK study shows teenagers growing up in deprived areas with less green space and higher
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New home builds to fall 43.1% short of target, says Savills
Leading real estate group forecasts just 167,500 new homes to be built per year, well
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Environment Minister objects to £10bn Thames Water deal
Emma Reynolds writes to industry regulator Ofwat to oppose proposed bailout, with experts saying nationalisation now closer
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The tide turns on seaside health, study suggests
For years, people have headed to the seaside in search of a healthy dose of
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Green award for crematorium grounds
Well-managed green spaces teeming with wildlife make award-winning site ‘much more than a place of remembrance.’ For 30
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Scottish government’s three-year flood resilience plan
New £15m fund will support local groups, communities and councils to improve defences and preparedness. The Scottish
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New devolution powers will end ‘the death grip of the Treasury’
Regional mayors in England can borrow money for major projects and keep a share of
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Interview: the art of the built environment
Architect and artist Alexis Butterfield paints distinctive visions of the streets and buildings where he
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Why regenerative design is the next chapter for the built environment
Net zero has been the built environment’s defining mission for years, pushing developers embrace sustainability.
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Burnham’s Northern gaff is about more than an address
Andy Burnham has vowed to open a second No.10 in Manchester if he becomes prime
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Social investment: the capacity multiplier the public sector needs
Matt Smith CBE, CEO of Key Fund, argues social investment is a ready-made mechanism for
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