The Scottish Borders Council is considering plans to develop existing cycling events and build on consumer demand.

A new report by the Home Affairs Committee has called on local authorities to pull their weight when it comes to rehousing Syrian refugees.

According to data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the number of workers taking part in strike action fell to an all time low in 2015.

Sheffield City Council will consider proposals to divert floodwater into parks and woodlands in the event of severe flooding.
An £83 million investment programme to protect the city from flooding has been put forward, and contains suggestions that propose temporarily flooding open spaces to protect homes and businesses, building new flood defences and opening up underground sections of rivers.
Sheffield was one of a number of regions that experienced severe flooding in 2007, with damage affecting homes and businesses.

The Environmental Services Association has argued that a new approach to managing recycling could save households £250 a year on council tax bills.

94 museums will receive a total of £12,271,676 in the second round of Arts Council England's Museum Resilience Fund.

Cornwall will hope to continue benefiting from European Union (EU) funding by maintaining its Brussels office, despite the vote to leave the EU.
In the UK referendum in June, which saw a slim majority vote to leave the EU, Cornish residents themselves voted 182,665 to 140,540 to also leave.
The Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Growth Programme, the EU funded economic regeneration programme, is worth nearly €604 million.

Manchester City Council are considering plans to give senior managers at the council above-inflationary pay rises.

The Resolution Foundation has outlined that major cities in England have seen a significant fall in home ownership since the early 2000s.

Minister for the Cabinet Office Ben Gummer has announced that Kevin Cunnington has been appointed as the new head of the Government Digital Services (GDS).