£20 million to help Welsh housing associations

The Welsh Government has announced more than £20 million to help housing associations buy land to build more homes.

The state should build and operate new residential care homes

IPPR calls for the state to build and operate new residential care homes, and establish new financial regulator to oversee private providers.

Problems in two out of three adult social care complaints

The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has found problems in nearly two out of every three adult social care complaints.

Public deem climate crisis as 'most important issue'

A majority of the public recognise the climate crisis as an ‘emergency’ and believe that politicians are failing to tackle the problem.

Leicester partnership to improve life for city residents

Leicester City Council is set to start work with De Montfort University on joint projects designed to improve life for residents in the city.

Work to start on new £18m Cambridgeshire HQ

Planning permission has been granted for work to begin on a new council headquarters building for Cambridgeshire County Council.

‘Unprecedented' care cuts threat in Hampshire

Hampshire County Council has warned that its health and adult social care services face an unprecedented challenge from budget cuts.

A third less polluting vehicles in London's ULEZ

Since London's ULEZ introduction in April, there has been a substantial reduction in the amount of polluting, non compliant vehicles in the zone.

Mayor of London launches fairer energy company

Sadiq Khan has announced plans for a new, fair-priced, green energy company, available exclusively to Londoners from this December.

Further calls for mandatory sprinklers

Zurich Municipal is calling for urgent action by the government to improve fire protection in school premises.

Rural areas marginalised by slow digital services

Rural areas risk becoming ‘second-class’ citizens in the digital revolution as urban dwellers better benefit from next-generation broadband.

Government launches review into local gov audits

Sir Tony Redmond is to lead an independent review into the effectiveness of the audit and financial reporting of local authorities.

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