01/11/2021 - 15:20
The LGA has called on the government to provide urgent clarity on the future of the Community Renewal Fund, after successful projects have been delayed.
01/11/2021 - 08:04
Efforts to plant trees and improve access to nature across the country is to take another step forward with a new £6 million ‘Trees Call to Action Fund’.
01/11/2021 - 06:33
A third of England’s most important flood defences are in private hands, with some at risk of ‘complete performance failure’.
29/10/2021 - 10:10
The government has announced that £66 million will provide safe and warm accommodation over winter for rough sleepers.
29/10/2021 - 09:28
The UK will struggle to reach the net zero target by 2050 unless Government steps up efforts to work together with local councils on climate action.
28/10/2021 - 14:16
The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy’s new Salford site has been officially opened by Greg Hands.
28/10/2021 - 14:10
Six more local authorities have migrated onto HM Land Registry’s LLC Register, the highest number to have joined in one month.
28/10/2021 - 10:23
Two-thirds of people living in areas prioritised for levelling up funding want decisions on spending in their communities made locally and not by Whitehall.
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.
27/10/2021 - 09:46
The LGA and NHS Confederation are calling on the Chancellor to use the Spending Review to provide genuinely new money for social care.
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 - 09:39
The EV Charging Action Plan outlines how the Welsh Government will deliver a EV charging point facility for every 20 miles across Wales by 2025.
26/10/2021 - 09:35
Education unions have written to the Education Secretary urging him to take action to ensure climate change education becomes fully embedded in the system.
