The Centre for Local Economic Strategies (CLES) is the only membership based organisation in the UK which is dedicated to economic development, regeneration and local governance. Founded in 1986, CLES is a unique independent think and doing organisation with charitable status. CLES combines a thinking policy research element alongside a doing consultancy trading arm. In all of CLES’ work, the challenge of delivering local economic development alongside progressive environmental and social benefits is a common theme.
Latest News
Spending cuts and the Big Society – Interview with Neil McInroy
23 Aug 2010
LocalGovTV, August 2010
CLES response to the LEP scrutiny enquiry
18 Aug 2010
CLES has submitted written evidence to the select committee on Local Enterprise Partnerships.
CLES continues global study into planned communities
10 Aug 2010
The Norfolk Trust Fellowship team are about to embark on the seond leg of their research.
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Using Local Multiplier 3 (LM3) to understand how money circulates in your economy
14 Oct 2010
This course will enable delegates to use LM3 to calculate the impact of public expenditure on their local economy.
Practical strategy development
25 Oct 2010
This course aims to provide delegates with an introduction to developing strategy.
Future economic lives: How can economic development respond to the challenge of a low carbon future?
28 Oct 2010
This training course aims to encourage economic development professionals to consider how people and businesses might behave in low-carbon economies.
