Households could cut mortgage rates and save money on their energy bills under plans to roll out green mortgages.

The London Cycling Campaign (LCC) is questioning Kensington and Chelsea Council’s decision to block a flagship safer cycling scheme.
The council, one of the wealthiest in the country, announced its veto of the plan before a formal consultation had ended, blocking the scheme because an overwhelming majority of residents opposed the idea. However, counsellors were also unable to say how it knew the people who contacted them about the scheme actually lived in the borough.

English councils are predicting that they will collectively make a £913 million surplus from their parking activities in the current financial year.

A new report by the Local Government Association has found that young people today are half as likely to own a home as they were 20 years ago.

Transport Secretary Chris Grayling is planning to launch a public consultation looking at increasing fines for idling drivers.

The LGA has revealed that local social services are seeing more than 560 cases of children with mental health disorders every day.

A five-year funding settlement is the only way local authorities will be able to address deteriorating local roads network, say MPs.

Council leaders have said that there is an urgent need to invest in local services which protect and support young people.

The Early Career Framework will revolutionise the support given to new teachers.