Sue Robb of 4Children talks to Julie Laughton and Alison Britton from the Department for Education about the role of childminders in delivering the 30 hours free entitlement.
28/10/2021 - 09:48
First Minister Mark Drakeford has called for a ‘decade of action’ to tackle the climate change crisis in Wales.
27/10/2021 - 15:19
Rishi Sunak has pledged a major increase in public spending, with total departmental spending set to increase by £150 billion by 2025.
27/10/2021 - 10:01
The Museums Association has revealed that spending on museums and galleries by local authorities has fallen by 27 per cent in the past decade.
26/10/2021 - 09:47
The Homecare Association is calling on the government to invest properly in homecare to help address unmet need and reduce pressure on the NHS.
26/10/2021 - 09:16
The Social Market Foundation has said that giving local residents a greater say over proposed construction in their area could help fix the UK’s housing crisis.
26/10/2021 - 09:10
Increasing demand to help safeguard children will see future cost pressures in children’s social care increase by an estimated £600 million each year until 2024/25.
25/10/2021 - 12:17
Campaign for Better Transport is calling for more to be done to deliver a zero-emission bus fleet as only a minority are currently electric.
25/10/2021 - 09:06
Over 1,000 homes a day could be retrofitted with low-carbon efficiency measures by councils by 2030 - reducing energy bills by nearly £700 million.
25/10/2021 - 09:01
Introducing universal free garden waste collections is ‘unnecessary’ and will not solve the issue of garden waste ending up in landfill, says LGA.
25/10/2021 - 08:00
Council leaders have said that long-term investment in public sport and leisure facilities is key to supporting efforts to tackle health inequalities.
25/10/2021 - 07:36
Innovative digital tools to help local people have their say in the planning process will be trialled in 13 areas across England.
25/10/2021 - 07:01
The government has announced that vulnerable renters struggling due to the impact of the pandemic will be helped by a new £65 million support
25/10/2021 - 06:46
The LGA is to launch a new programme to help communities become better places to be born, grow, live and age well.
25/10/2021 - 06:25
MPs and the County Councils Network have warned that rural shires could be the ‘poor relation’ to cities in the government’s gigabit rollout.
18/10/2021 - 11:14
Speaking to LBC this morning, Dominic Raab said it would be a "fitting tribute" to Sir David to give city status to Southend-on-Sea
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