The Bureau Investigates: loss of public open space across UK

[Tony Gosling]

** Join our ongoing investigation and find out how public spaces are 
being sold off to 'make ends meet'
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The Bureau Local is still calling for collaborators to join us in 
shedding light on the loss of public spaces and the impact this is 
having in communities.

Using the Freedom of Information Act we have compiled data on nearly 
12,000 assets - including libraries, playing fields and community 
centres - sold off by councils since 2014/15.

Our findings so far include cash-strapped councils selling 
publicly-owned land and buildings to make ends meet. That includes 
using the money to pay for thousands of redundancies.

But there is much more to uncover.

We are particularly keen to hear from people interested in 
investigating the situation in the following areas:
Bristol, Birmingham, Staffordshire, Northamptonshire, Enfield, 
Brighton & Hove, Lancashire, Surrey, Croydon, Slough, Kirklees, 
Barking & Dagenham, Wirral, Stoke-on-Trent, Wakefield, Lincolnshire, 
Telford and Wrekin, Harrow, Hillingdon, Somerset, Hammersmith & 
Fulham, Wakefield and Wolverhampton.

We have data covering more than 300 local authorities so even if your 
area is not on the list above, we have plenty of information you will 
be interested in.

Join us
If you would like to take part please send an email to 
garethdavies at tbij.com (mailto:garethdavies at tbij.com) , explaining 
which area(s) you want to look into and stating that you agree to:
* Respect the Monday March 4 embargo
* Share your findings within Slack ahead of publication
* Credit The Bureau of Investigative Journalism in your coverage

This project follows on from your work with us on property 
investments being made by councils 
(https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2018-12-04/councils-borrow-billions-to-buy-real-estate) 
, which was published in December.

More than 70 people took part in that investigation and we will be 
using the same channel on Slack to oversee our latest project.

Even if you are already in the group, please drop Gareth the email 
described above. As well as renewing the agreement you have with us, 
it will allow us to keep track of who is covering what.

Our data covers local authorities in England. If you are interested 
in investigating the situation in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland 
please get in touch and we can help adapt the FOIs to get you started.
https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/projects/local-power


** Get in touch
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Know something we should dig into? Get in touch!

Signal: +44 (0) 7806726474
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Twitter: @bureaulocal (https://twitter.com/bureaulocal)  - our DMs are open

Thanks!
The Bureau Local team
Charles (https://twitter.com/cboutaud) , Eliza 
(https://twitter.com/ElizaTalks?lang=en) , Gareth 
(https://twitter.com/Gareth_Davies09) , Maeve 
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(https://twitter.com/Megan_Lucero)  and Rachel 
(https://twitter.com/rachelhamada?lang=en)
www.thebureaulocal.com (http://www.thebureaulocal.com/) @bureaulocal 
(https://twitter.com/bureaulocal)

0203 892 7495


** About us
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The Bureau Local has been set up by the Bureau of Investigative 
Journalism (https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/)  to support 
data-driven public interest reporting in newsrooms across the UK.

The aim is to build a unique community of reporters, data experts, 
community activists, open data champions and more, who are passionate 
about local journalism and the role it should play in holding power to account.

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