The CPRE has warned that there are a quarter of a million homes planned to be built on Green Belt land.
As part of the charity’s latest report on our local ‘countryside next door’, the Green Belt, it warns that pressures that put it at risk have quadrupled since 2013 – just as a new poll shows how much we value these local treasures.

Anneliese Dodds is set to unveil proposals to secure the future of Britain’s high streets after the pandemic.

Gavin Williamson has announced a new £700 million plan to help young people in England catch up on lost learning due to the pandemic.

50 new on-street electric vehicle chargepoints will be installed in Eastleigh and Winchester as part of an innovative pilot scheme to be launched in March.

Cornwall Council has approved a budget to invest in residents’ priorities and protect services for vulnerable children and older adults.

Analysis shows that billions of pounds is still invested in planet-wrecking fossil fuels through local government pension funds.

Leaders across the North West have launched an ambitious vision to reach net zero in the region by at least 2040.

Individuals who need to self-isolate because of coronavirus will still be able to vote in the local elections through new emergency proxy voting measures.

Labour is urging the Chancellor Rishi Sunak to confirm immediately an extension of temporary business rates relief for six months.
New research from Labour reveals that the policy would save a business in a typical property subject to business rates an average of £53,000 over a six-month period. This would give breathing space to embattled venues and stave off the threat of closure.