15/10/2020 - 08:01
Labour is urging the government to ditch Serco and let councils and local public health teams run contact tracing.
15/10/2020 - 07:51
Cuts to early intervention funding in the past decade must be urgently reversed as councils prepare for a surge in demand for support for young people.
14/10/2020 - 16:36
A new report has warned that moves to create supersize councils would result in local government ‘ceasing to exist’.
14/10/2020 - 11:34
Leeds’ planned Clean Air Zone is no longer required thanks to businesses switching to cleaner vehicles faster than expected.
14/10/2020 - 10:37
A total of 2,061 places have achieved the Green Flag Award this year, showcasing how much we value our local parks and green spaces.
14/10/2020 - 10:02
End Child Poverty coalition says that child poverty has risen most sharply in parts of the Midlands and Northern towns and cities.
14/10/2020 - 09:21
To mark National Adoption Week, the Education Secretary has called for an overhaul of the ‘overly bureaucratic’ adoption system.
14/10/2020 - 09:16
Labour leader Sir Kier Starmer has called for a short lockdown or ‘circuit-breaker’ in England of two to three weeks.
13/10/2020 - 14:35
Hackney Council has announced that it has been the target of a serious cyber attack, which is affecting many of its services and IT systems.
13/10/2020 - 10:28
A new report has argued that the so-called 'hardest to reach' may hold a key to pandemic recovery, but are not being listened to.
13/10/2020 - 09:30
There has been extremely high demand for Free School Meals this Autumn, highlighting the hard-hitting socio-economic consequences of coronavirus.
13/10/2020 - 08:36
The government has announced a new £10 million Cold Weather Fund to support councils get rough sleepers off the streets during the winter.
