The Mayor of London has invested £12.4 million to transform public spaces across the capital.

The Mayor of London, TfL and London Play are encouraging London communities to reimagine streets in different ways for play and active travel this Car Free Day.

Sadiq Khan has announced his Violence Reduction Unit has invested £2 million in a package of activities.

The Local Government Association (LGA) has published three infographics showing how council spend on cultural services has been constrained over the last decade.

Sixty-three new community venues across Suffolk, such as village halls and scout huts, will have new electric vehicle (EV) chargepoints installed.

Redbridge Council has installed an ultra-fast electric vehicle charging station at the Council’s Ley Street Depot in Ilford, which was funded through E.ON and the Greater London Authority.

Nottinghamshire’s Awsworth Parish Council has partnered with charge point operator Believ to install fully funded electric vehicle (EV) charge points as part of its drive to provide rural communities with publicly accessible infrastructure.

The environmental charity Hubbub has launched a new website to help local authorities and other organisations combat litter.

Environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy has announced the 54 councils that will receive a share of more than £1.2 million in grants to clean up chewing gum stains from streets.

An independent report by two universities into South Cambridgeshire District Council’s performance during its four-day week trial has been published today (8 July).

Shaun Davies has stood down as the Local Government Association (LGA) Chair after being elected as the new MP for Telford. 

Defra has released a report analysing the amount of waste councils across England recycle.

The Local Government Association (LGA) has unveiled a new name for their local government graduate scheme.

West Oxfordshire District Council said it will continue to operate telephone lines for reduced hours after a trial period that reinforced residents’ desire to switch to the use of online services.

Research shows that if demand and above-inflation cost pressures continue to grow in line with recent history, councils could be forced to cut back some areas of service provision. 

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