The government should allow district councils to introduce a new two per cent prevention precept on council tax to invest further in prevention services.

Latest performance figures have revealed that Cumbria County Council is on track to meet its waste recycling and composting targets.

Jonathan Ashworth has warned that government plans to cut £43 million from addiction budgets is ‘failing the most vulnerable’ in society.

Local authorities and housing associations need to have a closer relationship if the UK is to meet increasing housing needs.

New research has found that females in managerial positions in the UK earn nearly £12,000 less on average than their male counterparts.

The Welsh Local Government Association and Wales Public Services 2025 have called for an end to the ‘relentless cuts to public services’.

Newcastle City Council has announced that the building materials taken from high rise blocks in the region have passed fire safety tests.

Two leading social care associations have launched a campaign to stem the damaging levels of stress within the sector and halt a staff exodus.

Black Country Libraries in Partnership has signed a deal for a new library management system across four local authorities.

Devon County Council has introduced a new way for users of British Sign Language to contact them via a Video Relay Service.

The government should take action to ensure children and young people detained in youth offending institutions and secure training centres are safe.

West Midlands council leaders have urged Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt to release funds for essential social care services ahead of winter.

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