A new report has found the small business sector in England has the potential to double the number of apprentices they take on to well over two million, if incentives and support improve.

Senior councillors from across Scotland are set to meet to discuss the government’s education policy.

Derbyshire County Council has said it will challenge the plans to allow a Sheffield regional mayor to oversee some services in Chesterfield.

Fife Council has offered an ‘amnesty’ on walking frames in the hope retrieving thousands of disability aids from people who no longer need them.

The RAC has called on local authorities to repair potholes and maintain a high road quality standard, in order to save on compensation costs.

The government has launched six targeted area inspection (JTAI) which will examine how well local partners, including councils work together to protect children living with domestic abuse.

Liverpool Walton MP Steve Rotheram will be Labour's candidate in next year's Liverpool City Region mayoral election.
After beating the city's current mayor Joe Anderson and fellow Merseyside MP Luciana Berger in a vote of Labour members in the region, Rotheram is almost certain to become the first elected mayor of the Liverpool City Region, giving Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn an important ally in a powerful devolved role.

The Labour Party has named SAndy Burnham and Siôn Simon as its mayoral candidates in Greater Manchester and the West Midlands.

London Councils has created a new, borough-wide counter-fraud hub, aiming to save taxpayers an average of £60 million a year.
Having appointed of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) to provide data analytics, the London Counter Fraud Hub is a partnership between all the London boroughs to target unpaid council tax, illegal property letting and unpaid business rates.
London Councils predicts that the hub could potentially save a yearly average £60 million.

Broadband speeds advertised to customers are ‘misleading’ for remote rural areas, the Local Government Association (LGA) has said.