Keep Britain Tidy announces country’s best beaches

The beaches receiving international Blue Flag and Seaside Awards have been announced by the Keep Britain Tidy charity.

Council landlords are subsidising Universal Credit

Universal Credit is draining cash and resources from already hard-pressed councils and their not-for-profit housing companies.

Increase in Green Flag Awards

Keep Britain Tidy is calling on parents across the UK to make time to visit their local green space with their child.

Fly-tipping campaign in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough are combining their efforts and launching a county-wide campaign to tackle fly–tipping.

Parents facing holiday childcare bill of up to £800

New research has warned that working parents will have to find £828 on average for six weeks of holiday childcare per child this Summer.

Millions of children growing up in poverty

Child poverty is becoming the norm in some parts of the UK, with more than half of children living trapped in poverty in some constituencies.

New inquiry launched into devolution success

The Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee has launched a new inquiry into progress on devolution in England.

PM should set out local gov plans in first 100 days

The LGiU has called on the next Prime Minister to address local government funding in his first 100 days in office.

Public health duty to tackle serious violence

Home Secretary Sajid Javid is set to announce a new legal duty on public bodies to prevent and tackle serious violence.

Children with Type 2 diabetes rises by nearly half

The number of young people being treated for Type 2 diabetes has risen by nearly 50 per cent in just five years.

£100 million migration fund to alleviate pressures on councils

The government’s Controlling Migration Fund is to provide an extra £28 million for councils across the country.

Nottingham to be free from single-use plastic by 2023

Nottingham City Council is pledging to stop using single-use plastic over the next four years as part of its new Council Plan.

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UKREiiF has quickly become a must-attend in the industry calendar for Government departments and local authorities.

The multi-award-winning UK Construction Week (UKCW), is the UK’s biggest trade event for the built environment that connects the whole supply chain to be the catalyst for growth and positive change in the industry.