Herefordshire County Council has hit its 2020 carbon reduction target early, having delivered a 43 per cent reduction in CO2 emissions.

Chancellor Sajid Javid has confirmed that the early Spending Round will be delivered on 4 September.

Policy proposals for schools in England have been leaked, including plans to convert local authority maintained schools to academies.

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick has unveiled a package of measures to help people on lower incomes get onto the housing ladder.
As part of the measures, the government will review a new national model for shared ownership to make it easier for people to buy more of their own home, including allowing them to buy in one per cent increments. They currently have to buy an increased share in 10 per cent chunks, which can be as much as £45,000 per time.

The Environment Agency has announced the launch of a natural flood management pilot project to help reduce the risk of flooding from the River Aire.

Housebuilding efforts by councils risk being undermined without reform to the Right to Buy scheme in next month’s Spending Round.

A new competition has been launched to test groundbreaking 5G applications in rural areas.

Councils were forced to overspend on their children’s social care budgets by nearly £800 million last year.

The Northern Powerhouse Partnership has announced its own Northern Powerhouse review into HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail.

Boris Johnson has confirmed that an additional 50 towns, from Dudley to Dover, will benefit from the £1 billion Future High Streets Fund.