The Crown Commercial Service (CCS) has signed a new contract with Kellog, Brown and Root (KBR), which is expected to save £4.8 million on office management through smarter purchasing.

Jeremy Corbyn has been appointed leader of the Labour Party on Saturday 12, securing nearly 59.5 per cent of first preference votes, beating rivals Andy Burnham (19 per cent), Yvette Cooper (17 per cent) and Liz Kendall (4.5 per cent).

Bus operators across England will be able to bid for a share of £5 million funding to fit buses with green technology and offer better journeys following the announcement of competition from the government.

A survey conducted by the District Councils’ Network (DCN), has found that 78 per cent of districts said a squeeze on infrastructure investment was hindering growth.

Every pound spent on local bus infrastructure can generate up to £7 of benefits for local businesses, communities and the environment, a new study has suggested.

Councils should have a legal obligation to spend more money on repairing roads, as half of motorists think the condition of roads has deteriorated in the past year, says a new RAC report.

Councils would be best placed to put a greater sense of transparency at the centre of any devolution deal, the Centre for Public Scrutiny (CfPS) has warned.

The government has announced that part of the Foreign Aid Budget will be allocated to local authorities to help support and house refugees from Syria and North Africa.

As part of the governments Priority School Building Programme (PSBP), 22 schools are set to open this month with state-of-the-art, multi-million pound refurbished buildings.

The government Cabinet Office has announced an ambitious new target to get more small businesses working on central government contracts, through a target that every £1 in every £3 the government spends will be with small businesses by 2020.