Labour leadership contender Lisa Nandy has said that her party should invite council leaders to attend its shadow cabinet.

Charities are urging the government to reverse the deep funding cuts that have placed tremendous pressures on sexual health services.

The government is introducing new measures to help millions of people get their finances and debt under control.

New figures from the National House Building Council have revealed that 1.4 million new homes have been registered to be built in the past decade.

Coiuncils can now apply to become the UK’s first all-electric bus town, a move deemed the ‘gold-standard’ in environmentally friendly public transport.

Five UK councils have been awarded ‘Tree Cities of the World’ status for their commitment to urban forestry management.

An online service to help drivers and businesses to prepare for the introduction of clean air zones with charges in Birmingham and Leeds has gone live.

ASH has revealed that 280 children start smoking every day in England while government action on its Smokefree 2030 pledge is awaited.

More than 100,000 people would be protected from financial hardship and homelessness if LHA rates were lifted to cover the cost of renting.

97 per cent of councils are disappointed with the government’s progress in delivering a sustainable funding system for councils.

Bristol has declared an Ecological Emergency in response to escalating threats to wildlife and ecosystems.

Latest data released by the Cabinet Office shows the size of the government estate has dropped by almost a third over the past 10 years.

Leeds City Council’s free local healthy living service has launched a campaign to reduce coronary heart disease and stroke.

The West Midlands Combined Authority has become the first region in the UK to introduce its own localised definition of affordable housing.