Updated government plans show that the financial help poorer people get to cover their care will not count towards a new cap on costs.

An additional £18 million will be available this year to help householders in Scotland install energy efficient measures and reduce their heating bills.

The LGA has launched a new online resource to map national employment and skills provision in every local authority in England.

Welsh Ministers have announced £51 million to help families facing the cost-of-living crisis to pay their bills this winter.

Over 100,000 young people across the country have now started jobs through the government’s landmark Kickstart Scheme.

Care leaders are calling on the government to award and fund a £1,000 bonus over the winter period for social care workers in England.

Oxford City Council has published its strategy for how it aims to protect, manage and enhance the trees and hedgerows in the city.

Greater Manchester becomes first city-region officially recognised by the Living Wage Foundation for the take up of the real Living Wage.

Onward has stressed that levelling up plans should also include a radical expansion of neighbourhood control through town and parish councils.

The LGA has said that nearly 700,000 new green jobs could be created by 2030 if councils are given a greater role in local job creation.

A new application pack has been released for companies developing Smart City solutions to aid the training of AIs for pedestrian and traffic management.

Glasgow City Council is celebrating the city being awarded the EarthCheck Benchmarked Community status.

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