Local authorities have spent on average just £2 per head of population per year on cycling infrastructure over the last decade.

Dozens of community groups will receive funding to transform neglected urban spaces into thriving green spaces.

The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy has set out the details of the next round of the Contracts for Difference scheme.

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has urged all of London’s primary schools to become ‘water only’ in a bid to tackle childhood obesity.

Robert Jenrick has announced over £3.5 million of government funding for Grimsby, including £2.2 million for its landmark Town Deal.

Councillors at Warwick District Council have voted for a referendum in order to fund a Climate Emergency Action Programme.

The LGA has said that more than 33,000 mattresses were illegally dumped across England between 2018 and 2019.

New analysis has found that nearly two thirds of UK homes currently fail to meet long-term energy efficiency targets.
The BBC reports that more than 12 million homes fall below the C grade on Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) graded from A-G, meaning that, amongst other things, that householders are spending more on energy bills and are pumping tonnes more CO2 into the atmosphere than necessary.

Lawyers are assessing the possibility of delaying the local authority, mayoral and police and crime commissioner elections in May.

Roads Minister Baroness Vere has announced that 32 local authorities will receive investment for essential repair work on their roads.
It means that communities around the country will receive the boost to connectivity, which the government hopes will level up infrastructure, cut congestion, improve road conditions and make journeys easier. This includes over £4 million for crucial repairs to the New Elvet Bridge in Durham along with £3.7 million to help refurbish several steel bridges around Northumberland.