Local solutions necessary to tackle unemployment Local solutions necessary to tackle unemployment Addressing long-term unemployment as a result of the pandemic will require a joint endeavour between national and local government, says LGA.
All school-age households to receive two tests per week All school-age households to receive two tests per week Whole families and households with school-age children will be able to test themselves twice every week from home as schools return from 8 March.
Election campaigning will go ahead from 8 March Election campaigning will go ahead from 8 March Individual activists will be able to campaign outdoors in a Covid-secure way from 8 March, ahead of the English local elections in May.
‘Inaction’ on postal voting criticised by Labour ‘Inaction’ on postal voting criticised by Labour Labour has accused the government of undermining democracy by failing to encourage people to votr by post in May’s elections.
Give flood grants to make homes resilient Give flood grants to make homes resilient Know Your Flood Risk has argued that home owners living in flood risk areas should be given grants to make properties more resilient to submersion.
Increased housing development escalate flood risk Increased housing development escalate flood risk More extreme weather as a result of climate change and increased housing development will continue to increase the UK’s flood risks.
Liverpool City Region signs new digital partnership Liverpool City Region signs new digital partnership A new £30 million partnership is set to help make the Liverpool City Region the most digitally connected area in the UK.
Government celebrates ‘huge progress’ on rough sleeping Government celebrates ‘huge progress’ on rough sleeping The government’s annual rough sleeping snapshot has shown that rough sleeping has fallen 43 per cent since the Prime Minister has come into office.
Demand for youth services hindered by cuts Demand for youth services hindered by cuts Data from UK Youth has highlighted a 66 per cent rise in the demand for youth services which are battling rising costs and a reduction in funding.
One million fly-tipping incidents a year One million fly-tipping incidents a year Latest figures from the government show that councils dealt with nearly one million incidents of fly-tipping last year at a cost of £50 million.
