£730 million in vital EU cash risks being sent back to Brussels if the funding is not allocated by the government before the end of the year.

Local councils are set to cut services as they count the cost of lost income from commercial investments during the coronavirus pandemic.

Local leaders have called for government ministers to spend £5bn towards meeting Conservative manifesto pledges on energy and insulation.

Angela Rayner has warned against a repeat of the Thatcher-era ‘managed decline’ for Northern communities.

Changes to the planning system will save theatres, concert halls and live music performance venues for future generations.

The SWU has claimed that the UK’s social work system faces collapse as a third of social workers look to leave the profession.

A new procurement framework will help the public sector access technology that supports social distancing in the workplace.

Southampton City Council has taken delivery of new electric vans, as part of plans for its fleet to be 90 per cent zero-emission by 2030.

The AA has warned that councils are set to lose millions in parking fees and charges as a result of lockdown.
Local authorities were anticipating to bank more than £885 million in parking fees alone for 2020/21, according to figures from the Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government. However, the AA is warning that lockdown and the suspension of parking charges throughout the coronavirus crisis period will see councils lose out.

The vast majority of emissions cuts from electric vehicles will be wiped out by government plans for new road-building.