People are being encouraged to pursue a rewarding career in adult social care following the launch of a new recruitment campaign.
Two councils represented by Tory ministers have received funding from the ‘Levelling Up’ fund, despite being among the least deprived authorities in the UK.
Over 100 million car and taxi trips made in city regions each year could instead be on e-bikes if the government is able to deliver its target for mode shift to cycling.
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.
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’.
A third of England’s most important flood defences are in private hands, with some at risk of ‘complete performance failure’.
The government has announced that £66 million will provide safe and warm accommodation over winter for rough sleepers.
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.
The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy’s new Salford site has been officially opened by Greg Hands.
Six more local authorities have migrated onto HM Land Registry’s LLC Register, the highest number to have joined in one month.
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.
First Minister Mark Drakeford has called for a ‘decade of action’ to tackle the climate change crisis in Wales.