Community Vaccine Champions will be tapping into their local networks and encouraging people in their community to come forward and get vaccinated.

Ill health n England’s most deprived neighbourhoods is costing an estimated £29.8 billion a year to the economy in lost productivity.

Proposals for Manchester City Council to buy its own solar farm to help cut its carbon emissions are set to move forward.
Getting involved in large scale renewable energy generation is something that Manchester City Council is pursuing as part of its determination to play its part in tackling climate change. The council’s Climate Change Action Plan 2020-25 sets out to halve its direct carbon emissions by 2025 in support of the city’s goal to become zero carbon by 2038.

More than half of UK firms believe their IT systems have been left more exposed to attack following the huge increase in people working from home.

Leaseholders could find it easier and cheaper to buy the freehold of their building under new proposals to create a fairer housing system.

Communities have been selected for two pilot schemes aimed at encouraging more people in urban and deprived areas to engage in the planning system.

The IFS has said that councils’ finances held up much better during the first year of the coronavirus pandemic, 2020–21, than previously thought.

Rebecca Pow has launched a consultation that sets out plans to ensure wildlife can be better protected and enhanced in developments.

Michael Gove has insisted there is money to spend on ‘levelling up’ projects around the country after a warning that voters needed to see progress.
Ben Houchen, the Mayor for Tees Valley, has called for ‘visible signs’ of action if the Prime Minister wants to retain the electorate's support. The warning follows ongoing delays from the government on a white paper on the government's levelling up agenda.