Councillor Darren Rodwell - first magazine for councillors

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Collaboration on climate action

by Councillor Darren Rodwell

A new LGA report shares local innovation from abroad.

photo of close-up of front end of car about to go through a big, muddy, water-filled pothole on a narrow local rural road

More than just potholes

by Councillor Darren Rodwell

Inflation is eating away at funding for local roads.

Fingers stacking wooden cubes with green symbols on them, including CO2, net zero and the recycling symbol

Acting on climate change

by Councillor Darren Rodwell

Empowering councils to act locally would halve the cost of delivering net zero nationally.

row of terraced red-brick houses with metal boards on doors and windows

Turning empty houses into homes

by Councillor Darren Rodwell

A new report aims to help bring vacant properties back into use.