Bradford children's services to be placed into Trust

Bradford’s children’s social care services are set to be lifted into a Trust that will drive rapid improvements.

Plans for a devolution deal for Lancashire move forward

Bold plans to secure a devolution deal for Lancashire have taken a hugely significant step forward after county councillors endorsed the proposals.

Barnardo's urges amendment to Health & Care Bill

Barnardo’s has warned that the government’s Health and Care Bill may mean more sick and disabled adults are discharged from hospital into the sole care of children.

Green homes plan slowed down by flaws in support schemes

Councils and environmental groups have said that homes are not becoming green quickly enough due to flaws and gaps in government support.

£8 million from NHS England to support secondary schools

New multi-million-pound funding from NHS England will enable all schools to fully support the in-school vaccination programme.

Cyber Security Strategy to step up Britain’s resilience

Britain’s public services will be strengthened to further protect them from the risk of being shut down by hostile cyber threats.

Policy Exchange calls for a Tall Buildings Policy

A new report by Police Exchange has proposed a comprehensive and coherent city-wide tall buildings policy for the capital.

Local council support for smokers better than pre-pandemic

More than three quarters of local authorities were providing some form of dedicated specialist service for smokers last year.

Pandemic costs cities up to a years’ worth of high street sales

The coronavirus pandemic has cost businesses in city and large town centres more than a third of their potential takings since March 2020.

Civil servants to lead the way in returning to offices

Steve Barclay has tasked departments across government with ensuring their offices can return quickly to full occupancy.

Chris Boardman to lead government's new active travel body

Cyclist Chris Boardman is to become national commissioner of the government’s new cycling and walking body, Active Travel England.

New plans unveiled for digital waste tracking

Environment Minister Jo Churchill has set out two proposals to clamp down on waste crime and support people and businesses to manage waste correctly.

Coventry on road to becoming UK’s first all-electric bus city

130 zero-emission double decker buses will be introduced next year as part of a project to make Coventry the UK’s first all-electric bus city.

Public health services at risk, say council leaders

A lack of certainty around councils’ public health funding this year risks exacerbating the growing crisis of demand for support services.

Northern culture must be embedded in Levelling Up paper

Northern MPs, regional mayors, local authority and cultural leaders have come together to make the case for Northern culture.

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