Stanley in the Falkland Islands is the first Overseas Territory that has won the civic honour, joining Douglas on the Crown Dependency of the Isle of Man.

Falkland Islands capital Stanley is the first Overseas Territory to win the civic honour

CCN survey shows support for hybrid council meetings

Holding some council meetings online and some in-person would improve diversity, according to respondents of a new County Councils Network survey.

Eight community projects across England and Northern Ireland, including aboxing club, historic pub and city farm, are set to be rescued by more than £2.2 million of government levelling up funding.

A new plan to combat fraud in the welfare system outlines how 2,000 trained specialists will review over two million Universal Credit claims over the next five years.

A new report by Halfords reveals which councils have been investing the most into a greener transport system over the past 10 years.  

LGA calls for devolved employment and skills service

Work Local – Unlocking talent to level up sets out ways Government could improve its approach to matching jobseekers with vacancies

Fit for the Future - the District Role in Health Wellbeing shows that engagement of just over 1 million of the inactive population of England in a prescribed leisure services programme could, over a ten year period, provide a direct saving to the NHS of £314 million for the cost of treatment.

Law change could prevent thousands of potholes from being left behind by utility companies.

“Mini-Holland” feasibility studies aim to assess how the areas could be as pedestrian and cycle-friendly as their Dutch city equivalents.

Newcastle & Gateshead Clean Air Zone put on hold

Due to come into force this July, Tyneside transport chiefs have confirmed that a new Clean Air Zone (CAZ) has been postponed indefinitely.

Alarming rise in adults waiting for social care, says ADASS

In the first three months of this year, 170,000 hours of home care each week could not be delivered, the survey suggests.

The government has introduced plans to transform struggling towns and cities through the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill.

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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.