Plans to hand greater control of Covid-19 contact tracing to town halls will come too late, say public health officials.

Robert Jenrick has admitted that he and Jake Berry approved payments to towns in each other’s constituencies from a fund earmarked for deprived areas.

Nine in 10 major local authorities in England do not have enough money to cover their spending plans this year.

Birmingham's Clean Air Zone has been given an approved launch date of June 2021 by the government, following several delays.
Environment Minister Rebecca Pow and Transport Minister Rachel Maclean confirmed the decision. Clean Air Zones aim to address all sources of pollution, including nitrogen dioxide and reduce public exposure by using a range of measures tailored to a specific location.

Only half of teachers say their school can offer pupils on-site mental health counselling in wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

Leeds City Council has announced a transformational new programme to improve council housing and cut the city’s carbon footprint.

Councils received at least 448 individual government grants between 2015-19 in an increasingly ‘fragmented’ use of public funding.

Power must be rebalanced around the needs of local places to achieve the government’s aim of levelling up, says news LGiU report.