More than 300 local authorities have bid for a share of the £675 million Future High Streets Fund to transform their local high streets.

Vulnerable people who fall behind with council tax payments will have greater protection from aggressive debt enforcement.

New guidance will support councils to negotiate what funding is required from housing developers for new schools and school expansions.

A record net 2,481 stores disappeared from Great Britain’s top 500 high streets last year, as openings slump to lowest levels on record.

New research has revealed that an additional 12,835 school classrooms will be needed in England by 2021/2022 in order to meet rising demand.
Scape Group, who published The School Places Challenge 2019 report, says that more than 385,000 additional pupils will enter the primary and secondary school system by 2021, while the school-aged population in England is expected to increase by 5.5 per cent over the same period.

Oxford City Council has facilitated a £41 million project to trial the world’s largest hybrid energy storage system.

A consultation has been launched outlining how the government will introduce a £95,000 cap to stop huge public sector exit payments.

British towns will benefit from a new scheme which will see landlords turn their empty shops into vibrant community hubs open to the public.

More than a third of local areas in England have reduced real terms spending on low level children’s mental health services.