A new partnership between Kier Living, Cheyne Capital and The Housing Growth Partnership has been launched to pool £1 billion in order to construct 10,000 new homes, in partnership with local authorities and housing associations.

Derby City council has begun offering new social workers a £10,000 incentive, to be used towards a mortgage.

A report conducted by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has warned that the government’s plan to extend its Right to Buy policy lacks clarity.

A study published by the Children’s Society has warned that moves to restrict support given to migrant families could result in more children becoming homeless, putting them at further rise of exploitation and abuse.

Government minister James Wharton has told East Anglia officials they can take or leave the devolution deal that was singed before the budget.

New longer lorries pose a ‘significant road safety threat’ and should be restricted, the Campaign for Better Transport has warned.
The Campaign for Better Transport teamed up with the Local Government Technical Advisers Group (TAG) to collect data during a demonstration of a new 18.55m lorry by the Department for Transport. According to the two organisations, this analysis found that these longer lorries would have almost double the tail swing of a normal lorry when completing a standard left hand turn at an urban junction.

Unison has announced that it will accept a two-year pay deal for local authority workers, following a meeting of local government representatives across the union.
The move makes Unison the second union to accept the proposal made by the Local Government Association’s National Employers group, following GMB who had already agreed to the terms.
The new contract will see a one per cent rise for most council workers, while some of the lowest paid workers will receive rises up to six percent, which will reflect new pay rules as part of the National Living Wage.

According to a new report by APSE and the New Policy Institute (NPI), councils could be unable to fund services such as parks, highways and refuse collection by 2020.

The government has invested £60 million in accelerating innovation across the Midlands Engine.

Local councilors and MPs have opposed plans for new elected mayors for three rural parts of England, claiming the move would be expensive and an unwanted extra tier of government.