10/09/2015 - 09:33
Every pound spent on local bus infrastructure can generate up to £7 of benefits for local businesses, communities and the environment, a new study has suggested.
08/09/2015 - 15:02
Councils should have a legal obligation to spend more money on repairing roads, as half of motorists think the condition of roads has deteriorated in the past year, says a new RAC report.
08/09/2015 - 15:01
Councils would be best placed to put a greater sense of transparency at the centre of any devolution deal, the Centre for Public Scrutiny (CfPS) has warned.
08/09/2015 - 12:23
The government has announced that part of the Foreign Aid Budget will be allocated to local authorities to help support and house refugees from Syria and North Africa.
08/09/2015 - 12:19
As part of the governments Priority School Building Programme (PSBP), 22 schools are set to open this month with state-of-the-art, multi-million pound refurbished buildings.
07/09/2015 - 10:03
The government Cabinet Office has announced an ambitious new target to get more small businesses working on central government contracts, through a target that every £1 in every £3 the government spends will be with small businesses by 2020.
04/09/2015 - 11:42
Councils should look for more innovative approaches to keeping streets clean instead of just issuing fines, according to a new report.
04/09/2015 - 11:40
Think tank IPPR North has called on the government to commit to more investment in the northern powerhouse in the upcoming Spending Review.
03/09/2015 - 12:15
South Oxfordshire Council has been criticised by the Local Government Ombudsman Dr Jane Martin for not giving home owners the full information regarding restrictions on selling their property.
03/09/2015 - 12:13
West Yorkshire council leaders have announced that a devolution bid will be launched for the Leeds City Region.
02/09/2015 - 11:53
All HGVs that do not have basic safety equipment designed to protect and keep safe cyclists and pedestrians will be banned or fined under London’s ‘safer lorry scheme’.
02/09/2015 - 11:48
A ‘child safe zone’ has been launched in Glasgow to aid and protect children who get lost in the city centre.
