http://www.www.neighbourhoods-nw.co.uk/news/ Latest News Headlines from www.neighbourhoods-nw.co.uk http://www.neighbourhoods-nw.co.uk/assets/images/rss/maceandjones.gif http://www.neighbourhoods-nw.co.uk en neighbourhoods-nw.co.uk sport Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:56:28 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.neighbourhoods-nw.co.uk/news/archive/new-joseph-rowntree-report-serving-deprived-communities-in-a-a-recession..html Local authorities serving the most deprived communities have been hit the hardest by public spendiung cuts this report by Joseph Rowntree Foundation concludes. The study provides an insight into how l... Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:52:26 GMT http://www.neighbourhoods-nw.co.uk/news/archive/attracting-investment-to-create-thriving-neighbourhoods-membership-strategic-panel.html Our series of Membership events this year have been all about Collaboration and January's Strategic Panel, Attracting Investment to Create Thriving Neighbourhoods, was no exception. The Panels are... Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:57:49 GMT http://www.neighbourhoods-nw.co.uk/news/archive/police-commissioners-elections-november-2012.html With the election of police commissioners, the referendums for city mayors and a predicted government reshuffle there is talk about a new democratic landscape. For local working a key development will... Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:53:29 GMT http://www.neighbourhoods-nw.co.uk/news/archive/welfare-reform-bill-update..html The Welfare Reform Bill is progressing through its report stage in the House of Lords. Most recently, this week they have suffered defeat over the benefit cap plan but Ministers have said that they wi... Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:16:27 GMT http://www.neighbourhoods-nw.co.uk/news/archive/reports-from-the-government-s-citizenship-survey-now-available..html This survey has been commissioned every year since 2001 and asks questions around race equality, faith, feelings about community, volunteering and participation. Three new topic reports, based on this... Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:12:08 GMT http://www.neighbourhoods-nw.co.uk/news/archive/12562/working-in-neighbourhoods-level-3-pilots.html As part of the development of this new programme we ran two pilot courses with groups of willing volunteers, both courses ran for 5 days each. At the end, we worked with the participants to evaluate ... Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:02:30 GMT http://www.neighbourhoods-nw.co.uk/news/archive/is-your-councillor-award-worthy.html The national C'llr Awards are in their third year and there are 11 categories awarded and anyone can nominate a councillor for these awards. Entry is free and closes at 17:00 on Friday 13 Jan. The... Thu, 12 Jan 2012 09:57:46 GMT http://www.neighbourhoods-nw.co.uk/news/archive/help-us-to-spread-the-knowledge.html Do you want to create Stronger, Cleaner, Greener, Safer and Thriving Neighbourhoods? Let's be more specific, are you interested in: • Reducing the demand on your services by the vulnerab... Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:26:19 GMT http://www.neighbourhoods-nw.co.uk/news/archive/new-homes-amp-regeneration-in-the-north-west.html Regional updates from the HCA highlight progress on new homes in the region and regeneration for hard to let properties. Regenerating Boarded up Properties Manchester City Council have used temporary ... Wed, 11 Jan 2012 12:42:14 GMT http://www.neighbourhoods-nw.co.uk/news/archive/our-2011-highlights.html Exclusive Community Reneweable Energy Qualification launched... At the beginning of the year we developed an accredited training programme for community members in the North West in partnership with T... Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:13:11 GMT http://www.neighbourhoods-nw.co.uk/news/archive/regional-collaborative-leadership-programme.html Public sector leaders and managers are experiencing levels of change unprecedented in modern times. Unparalleled funding reductions, radical policy reform and a shift towards localism calls for a ma... Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:04:58 GMT http://www.neighbourhoods-nw.co.uk/news/archive/leadership-for-collaboration.html Neighbourhoods NW and our partner organisation, North West Employers would like to make you aware of an exciting initiative which you may be interested in attending or recommending to a colleague... ... Wed, 14 Dec 2011 13:39:55 GMT http://www.neighbourhoods-nw.co.uk/news/archive/neighbourhoods-nw-green-finger-on-the-pulse.html In November, Neighbourhoods NW attended the Blacon Sustainability Convention at Chester University with some impressive keynote speakers, giving a local inititative a national perspective. Key organis... Wed, 14 Dec 2011 12:42:14 GMT http://www.neighbourhoods-nw.co.uk/news/archive/community-first.html Community First is an £80m government funded initiative that will run for four years, until March 2015. The programme is designed to help communities come together to identify their strengths and... Tue, 13 Dec 2011 10:40:49 GMT http://www.neighbourhoods-nw.co.uk/news/archive/12550/the-real-community-organisers-info...you-heard-it-here-first.html Cameron billed them as the 'new neighbourhood army'. At our Policy Forum this Monday we heard from Locality, Re:Generate and St Peter's Partnership on how Locality won the bid for the Comm... Wed, 07 Dec 2011 12:18:45 GMT http://www.neighbourhoods-nw.co.uk/news/archive/neighbourhoods-nw-get-funding-for-your-place-and-mine-report..html We are delighted to announce that we have received funding from the North West Improvement and Efficiency Partnership to produce a report formed around neighbourhood working in the North West called &... Thu, 01 Dec 2011 14:40:53 GMT http://www.neighbourhoods-nw.co.uk/news/archive/neighourhood-news.html News Schapps Announces Funding to Tackle 'Ghost Streets' in Thirteen Areas. Funding allocations for areas with half empty and abandoned streets have been made after the Housing Market Renewal ... Wed, 30 Nov 2011 11:11:08 GMT http://www.neighbourhoods-nw.co.uk/news/archive/can-localism-deliver-on-the-green-agenda.html Within the article the Guardian explored the role local authorities have with delivering upon the carbon change agenda. Neighbourhoods NW believe not only is there considerable enthusiasm among local ... Fri, 25 Nov 2011 14:49:43 GMT http://www.neighbourhoods-nw.co.uk/news/archive/did-you-see-restorative-justice-on-panorama.html You can't have escaped the national media attention focusing on Restorative Justice in the last few days. Click here to see a clip from Panorama which explores the restorative approaches to the... Wed, 23 Nov 2011 16:28:32 GMT http://www.neighbourhoods-nw.co.uk/news/archive/the-neighbourhood-army-is-coming.html Our 'Community Organisers' event in Manchester is fast approaching and the clock is ticking on our ' Buy-one-get-one-free' offer. From the 25th November tickets will be full price ... Tue, 22 Nov 2011 12:15:45 GMT http://www.neighbourhoods-nw.co.uk/news/archive/perceptions-of-neighbourhood-policing-under-the-spotlight.html Today sees the Home Office release of the first in a series of publications supporting the main Home Office Statistical Bulletin: Crime in England and Wales 2010/11. The first document focusses on l... Fri, 18 Nov 2011 13:19:50 GMT http://www.neighbourhoods-nw.co.uk/news/archive/european-social-fund-community-learning-grants-in-the-north-west..html Nearly £2m is available to be given out over the next two years in the North West as ESF Community Learning Grants. These are grants up to a maximum of £12,000 available to support some o... Thu, 17 Nov 2011 14:16:03 GMT http://www.neighbourhoods-nw.co.uk/www.neighbourhoods-nw.co.uk/ Neighbourhood News from our ebulletin for across the region 100 days ago we put out a special news article about riots in London and the threat to our region. Read it here. 100 days on, read a snap sh... Mon, 14 Nov 2011 14:44:53 GMT http://www.neighbourhoods-nw.co.uk/news/archive/count-down-for-2-membership-exclusives.html Neighbourhoods NW members have a FREE place waiting for them on our latest exclusive Community Organisers Policy Forum 12 Dec 09:30 -13:00. For non-members there is still a chance to book under the b... Wed, 09 Nov 2011 11:12:48 GMT http://www.neighbourhoods-nw.co.uk/news/archive/-quot-a-new-home-grown-movement-for-the-21st-century-quot.html Billed by Cameron as the "Neighbourhood army", the first community organisers are completing their training... At our next Membership Policy Forum on 12 December we have the story so far str... Fri, 04 Nov 2011 12:01:46 GMT http://www.neighbourhoods-nw.co.uk/news/archive/neighbourhoods-nw-at-sustainability-convention.html Neighbourhoods NW was pleased to attend on behalf of all its members the Blacon Sustainability convention at Chester University yesterday. The attendees varied from Local Authorities, Councillors and ... Wed, 02 Nov 2011 14:33:48 GMT http://www.neighbourhoods-nw.co.uk/news/archive/are-you-panicking-yet-the-welfare-reform-is-coming.html As part of our collaborative working series we provided members the chance to explore the threats, challenges and opportunities the Welfare Reform Bill raises, setting the scene from the national pe... Tue, 01 Nov 2011 14:26:32 GMT http://www.neighbourhoods-nw.co.uk/news/archive/are-you-going-to-the-future-for-social-housing-conference.html Neighbourhoods NW have been invited to the 'THE FUTURE FOR SOCIAL HOUSING?' conference on Friday 11th November in Liverpool. Keynote speakers include David Orr, CEO, National Housing Federat... Mon, 31 Oct 2011 10:35:53 GMT http://www.neighbourhoods-nw.co.uk/news/archive/12523/don-t-miss-out.html This gives you access to a wide range of services, including FREE online support and 25% discounts on our training courses and events. To make the most of your on-line membership and get access to all... Tue, 25 Oct 2011 11:14:01 BST http://www.neighbourhoods-nw.co.uk/news/archive/growing-our-membership.html Neighbourhoods NW are committed to enabling organisations to deliver excellence in Neighbourhoods. As part of our commitment we offered the opportuntiy for a select group of organisations who are not ... Tue, 25 Oct 2011 11:09:26 BST http://www.neighbourhoods-nw.co.uk/news/archive/councillors-take-the-challenge.html The overwhelming success of the Working in Neighbourhoods Level 2 Programme has lead to Neighbourhoods NW and North West Employers Organisation working in partnership to offer a further programme to c... Tue, 25 Oct 2011 11:08:10 BST http://www.neighbourhoods-nw.co.uk/news/archive/neighbourhoods-nw-quarterly-membership-survey-open.html Our Membership Survey is open and your views are important to us and we want as many of you as possible to complete our October to December Survey. Click here to access the Associate Member survey. Cl... Tue, 25 Oct 2011 10:59:08 BST http://www.neighbourhoods-nw.co.uk/news/archive/win-3-pilots.html As part of the development of our new Working in Neighbourhoods Level 3 programme we have run two pilot courses to test the material before submitting it to the awarding body for accreditation. These ... Tue, 25 Oct 2011 10:40:09 BST http://www.neighbourhoods-nw.co.uk/news/archive/working-in-neighbourhoods-level-3-pilots.html These courses will be just like the final versions of the programme but are run to help us polish the material before submitting it to the awarding body for accreditation. The final price for this c... Fri, 21 Oct 2011 16:14:57 BST http://www.neighbourhoods-nw.co.uk/news/archive/regional-resilience-survey-still-time-to-add-your-voice.html Important! Survey of small community groups in the North West Manchester Metropolitan University in partnership with Community North West are carrying out an extensive survey of small community groups... Mon, 10 Oct 2011 14:15:51 BST http://www.neighbourhoods-nw.co.uk/news/archive/government-response-to-the-communities-and-local-governmentselect-committee-s-report-localism..html The Communities and Local Government Select Committee have taken evidence from a wide range of organisations and produced a report and set of recommendations published September 2011 around Localism. ... Wed, 05 Oct 2011 12:00:08 BST http://www.neighbourhoods-nw.co.uk/news/archive/the-north-west-improvement-and-efficiency-partnership-transition-programme-update..html Are you equipped for the future? The NWIEP has published its offer document outlining how the transitional funding for 2011-12 has been allocated - and, more importantly, how it is being used to suppo... Mon, 26 Sep 2011 15:43:46 BST http://www.neighbourhoods-nw.co.uk/news/archive/nnw-training-described-as-excellent-by-awarding-body.html Neighbourhoods NW recently welcomed the External Verifier from NCFE, the awarding body that accredits all NNW's customised awards to inspect its Learning & Development delivery. Without except... Thu, 08 Sep 2011 13:09:09 BST http://www.neighbourhoods-nw.co.uk/news/archive/consultation-on-proposed-new-policy-directions-for-big-lottery-launched..html The Big Lottery Fund, which was set up in 2004, is the largest distributor of funding from the National Lottery to good causes and aims to bring real improvements to communities and the lives of peopl... Tue, 23 Aug 2011 16:26:21 BST http://www.neighbourhoods-nw.co.uk/news/archive/-14-million-to-empower-communities-and-build-safer-neighbourhoods..html Two new funds totalling £14 million are being made available to the voluntary sector to empower communities to take action against crime and antisocial behaviour, Crime Prevention Minister Barone... Wed, 10 Aug 2011 10:47:49 BST http://www.neighbourhoods-nw.co.uk/news/archive/encouraging-recognition-for-young-professionals-in-the-public-sector.html JCI Manchester are looking for the Manchester public sector teams to put their young professionals forward for recognition at the Manchester Young Professional Awards dinner on the 8 September 2011. I... Tue, 09 Aug 2011 11:57:03 BST http://www.neighbourhoods-nw.co.uk/news/archive/rioting-heads-north...html Three days ago saw the start of escalating violence & rioting in London following what began as a peacful protest. Last night copycat riots erupted in Liverpool, Birmingham & Bristol. Merseysi... Tue, 09 Aug 2011 10:29:54 BST http://www.neighbourhoods-nw.co.uk/news/archive/street-champions-framework-launched.html Street champion schemes are a way of involving members of the public on a voluntary basis to improve their local area. They can do this by monitoring and reporting local environmental issues (such as ... Thu, 21 Jul 2011 13:40:27 BST http://www.neighbourhoods-nw.co.uk/news/archive/neighbourhoods-nw-works-closely-with-north-west-employers-organisation.html Neighbourhoods NW & NWEO have consistently worked together to provide learning & training programmes to all those working for or with local authorities at any level, from the individual reside... Wed, 06 Jul 2011 16:10:46 BST http://www.neighbourhoods-nw.co.uk/news/archive/neighbourhoods-nw-gets-another-feather-in-its-cap.html Neighbourhoods NW is proud to announce that it has successfully achieved the Energy Saving Trust Standard for Face-to-Face Advice. The Energy Saving Trust Standard has 2 components - Advisor Skills (a... Wed, 06 Jul 2011 15:39:31 BST http://www.neighbourhoods-nw.co.uk/news/archive/everybody-needs-good-neighbours.html Neighbourhoods NW has worked with NCFE for over 7 years, accrediting courses and learning packages that we at Neighbourhoods NW have developed in response to the needs of communities all over the NW. ... Wed, 06 Jul 2011 14:45:00 BST http://www.neighbourhoods-nw.co.uk/community-renewable-energy-accredited-by-ncfe-at-level-2.html Neighbourhoods NW is delighted to offer a new programme to community members in the North West which has been developed in partnership with the Energy Saving Trust in light of the government's com... Mon, 04 Jul 2011 15:16:19 BST http://www.neighbourhoods-nw.co.uk/12474/policy-forum.html '£8 billion a year is spent on around 120,000 families that have multiple problems. Services need to join up and intervene earlier so that families are given the chance to turn their lives ar... Mon, 04 Jul 2011 14:25:26 BST http://www.neighbourhoods-nw.co.uk/news/archive/free-taster-session-training-for-members.html We are delivering a 2 hour taster session to introduce councillors to the learner outcomes of our full five-day interactive learning programme. The full learing programme (Working in Neighbourhoods ... Wed, 29 Jun 2011 11:03:52 BST http://www.neighbourhoods-nw.co.uk/news/archive/inspiring-visit-to-the-debdale-allotments.html On the 25th March we organised a study visit to the community allotments at Debdale as part of our Community of Interest programme. We were shown around the allotments by Reverand David Gray (the punk... Wed, 13 Apr 2011 10:53:41 BST