Deep cuts by local authorities leaving green spaces in decline, with poorest areas losing out the most

Local authorities in England are spending almost £330m less a year in real terms on parks and open spaces than they were a decade ago, with the most deprived areas experiencing the deepest cuts, a Guardian analysis has found.

Years of deep budget cuts have left bandstands and playgrounds deteriorating, buildings crumbling, staff numbers decimated and parks’ upkeep in the hands of volunteers, according to park workers, volunteers and visitors.

Continue reading…

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

You May Also Like

How can Westminster save the UK when it doesn’t understand what unionism is? | Michael Keating

No 10’s ‘union unit’ is doomed to fail until it stops conflating…

Grace Robertson, pioneering photographer with a gentle eye, dies at 90

Trailblazing photojournalist, regularly published in Picture Post, documented life in post-war Britain…

But is it art, Ma’am? Robot’s platinum jubilee Queen portrait unveiled

Humanoid artist Ai-Da pays tribute to monarch with painting but critic calls…

Don’t overshadow jubilee by plotting against PM, Patel tells MPs

Home secretary urges everyone to ‘rally behind’ celebrations, as letters of no…