ListentoLocals
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Seeking evidence and opportunities for local people to fully participate in the decisions that affect their lives and livelihoods #ListentoLocals
Joined January 2021
In our blog this week, @ClareDelmar explores the link between infrastructure and public health, making the case for a Hippocratic 'do no harm' approach to #placemaking 🏙️⚕️ Read the rest here 👇 https://t.co/fM2YiWmCj5
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this presents a real opportunity for built environment and health practitioners to collaborate on how to design, plan & develop healthy neighbourhoods & communities
Medical practitioners are beginning to integrate the built environment into assessments of population & individual health @FrontiersIn
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The simple solution to this is subdivision. Rather than owning a six-bedroom house worth £2m, own a three-bedroom home worth £1m and have another £1m to spend on a cracking retirement. It should be much easier to subdivide very large houses using permitted development.
Pensioners living in big houses with little income fear Labour’s new tax, even though the government has said they can defer payment until they sell up ⬇️
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“We built this place with our own hands -- We are not going to let anyone take it away, not then and not now.”
theguardian.com
Eldonian village was a forerunner in neighbourhood regeneration. Thirty years on it is fighting for survival
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too many of London's high streets contribute to health risks in their local communities @NewsFrenchTony
standard.co.uk
Communities named face higher risks of obesity, diabetes and heart disease, experts say
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how can you build community without a communal area? asks @theharpsbizarre
theguardian.com
The number of rental properties without a lounge is surging, and people are having to eat and socialise in kitchens, bedrooms and stairwells. How can you relax and build community without a communal...
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spontaneity, serendipity, hanging out- so much here relevant to how we design our homes & places to support health & wellbeing @seeshespeak @ezraklein
podcasts.apple.com
Podcast Episode · The Ezra Klein Show · 25/11/2025 · 1h 15m
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NEW PAPER w/ @CSElmendorf & @j_kalla: An under-appreciated reason why voters oppose dense new housing, especially in less-dense neighborhoods: they think it looks ugly and want to prevent that, even in other neighborhoods. Some of what we think is NIMBYism might not be! 🧵
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Given how big pressures on healthcare are in Woolwich due to new housing and population growth (as seen in the council's own report this is taken from) it's impressive GLLaB again manage to secure more S106 revenue.
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a welcome and important step forward to a prevention-led health service. will local residents serve as trustees, advisors, consultees?
💥 We're bringing the NHS to your doorstep with 250 new Neighbourhood Health Centres. GPs, nurses and local health teams all under one roof, putting patients first and ending the postcode lottery of care. This is the modern NHS, built around you 🫵 https://t.co/TZSBL9gwKB
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where are we to go amidst the London loo sell-off? #publictoiletsarepublichealth @ca_duffield @ageuklondon @leannetritton @londonsoc
standard.co.uk
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a trial to introduce features of a "Healthy Neighbourhood" has been launched by @lambeth_council
https://t.co/4CmDKWCQB7
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Make our cities healthy again- a California community is exploring how well local public transit systems connect residents to nutritious food options #MOCHA @MPrinParr .@shivmalik @BlueZones
thepalmspringspost.com
The seven-month initiative will evaluate how effectively public transit connects residents to grocery stores, farmers markets and food pantries.
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will Luton's upgrade make locals proud?
metro.co.uk
The Bedfordshire town has a bad reputation.
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After a year of uncertainty, the landscape for Section 106 delivery is beginning to shift, says @Savills
https://t.co/OHH3ocm4gl
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