The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has raised concerns over the oversight of devolution deals in England, warning that plans for proper accountability are not yet in place.

The Solent Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has backed proposals for a Solent combined authority.

The government will invest £320 million over the next five years to take low carbon heat and supply it to keep homes and businesses warm.

The City of Edinburgh Council has approved a report on the Edinburgh and the South East of Scotland City Region Deal.

Barking and Dagenham Council has launched its own ‘right to invest’ plan, to enable tenants to buy a stake in their home.

Arun, Chichester and Horsham District Councils are exploring plans to share services in a bid to save £2 million a year and improve services.
The councils are believed to be considering sharing human resources, legal, and internal auditing services, with Chichester and Arun District Councils also looking into the possibility of sharing revenues and benefits, customer services, and information and communication technology.
The cabinets of all three councils have been working together since March and are set to further consider the findings this month.

850,000 new jobs could be available in the north of England because of the Northern Powerhouse devolution programme, review says.

West Yorkshire Combined Authority’s CityConnect team has developed a new safe and segregated nine mile cycle superhighway.
Running from Church Bank in Bradford to Leeds City Centre, the cycle superhighway is the result of a successful bid from the combined authority to the Cycle City Ambition Fund. The route ensures that people feel safe from the traffic conditions that may be intimidating, and thus deter them from cycling.

Official figures have shown that councils are planning to use £1.9 billion of cash reserves in order to fund services for the next financial year.

The Transport Select Committee (TSC) has called on the government to scrap its plans to convert more hard shoulders into permanent driving lanes.