The Liverpool City Region is to benefit from improved bus services and investment in the local economy through a new agreement.
The Liverpool City Region Bus Alliance, an agreement between Arriva, Stagecoach and Merseytravel, will provide local people with improved, more efficient, joined-up and better value services.
The deal will deliver more than £25 million worth of investment in bus services in the first year of the five year partnership, benefiting existing passengers alongside a bid to attract new ones.

Posters printed with the message that giving money to beggars would be used on drugs, alcohol or fraud, have been banned by the Advertising Standards Agency

Liverpool City Council has regained control of its markets, after buying them for a sum of £1, from Geraud Markets UK, which has operated them since 2003.

Cambridge City Council has received criticism over its ‘failure to deliver on basic services for residents’.

Cumbria County Council has launched Shared Lives Cumbria, a scheme which encourages host carers to provide care to adults in need of support.

Wokingham Borough Council is considering a move to make £19 million in savings, which could means it will not provide key services such as lollipop crossings.

Plans to build 5,000 new homes in South Oxfordshire, to help deal with Oxford’s housing crisis, have been rejected by the district council leader.

The Local Government Association (LGA) has said that English tourism is expected to soar under devolution deals, with data suggesting the tourist industry will grow 2.9 per cent per year over the next decade.

Clive Betts, the chair of the community and local government select committee, has called for stricter regulations to compel restaurants to display food hygiene scores.

Peterborough City Council’s fostering and adoption services are due to be taken over by The Adolescent and Children’s Trust (TACT).
The charity is to run the council’s new Permanency Service, which includes fostering and adoption. The Permanency Service starts from April 2017 and will be the first of its kind in the country.
The contract, worth over £126 million, is expected to deliver annual savings of £1 million once established. The new Permanency Service will start from April 2017 and is the first of its kind in the country.