A free online booking and appointment app is helping the Vale of Glamorgan Council reopen its recycling centres.

Two million people in the UK with respiratory conditions such as asthma have experienced reduced symptoms during the coronavirus lockdown.

The API has written to Boris Johnson urging him to set out when and how public playgrounds will be brought back into use.

Thousands of homeless people who have been housed during the coronavirus pandemic could return to the streets by the end of this month.

School closures as a result of coronavirus will likely reverse the progress made in narrowing the educational attainment gap since 2011.

Bristol City Council has agreed to sell the local authority owned company, Bristol Energy, following continued challenges.
The council says that the company has faced unprecedented challenges since being established in 2015, and the cabinet has now agreed that selling the company now would prevent any further investment than already agreed and is now seeking a buyer.
The council’s cash investment in Bristol Energy Ltd as at 2 June 2020 sits at £36.5 million, and total cash funding envelope is set at £37.7 million, as previously approved.

Manchester City Council has announced that it is to replace almost half of its refuse collection vehicles with emission-free electric alternatives.
Following agreement on funding with the council, Biffa, which holds the contract for waste collection and street cleaning in the city, has placed an order for 27 new electric refuse collection vehicles (e-RCVs) to replace diesel wagons which have reached the end of their natural lifespans.

Many of Wales’ local authorities are now embarking on the first phase of resuming library services – with a Click and Collect service.
The Welsh Government provided £250,000 towards digital library resources which enabled public libraries to provide additional resources during the crisis and has led to libraries seeing a dramatic increase in the number of individuals accessing digital resources.

There has been an 89 per cent increase in need for emergency food parcels during April 2020 compared to the same month last year.