New analysis has revealed that crime prevention budgets have been cut by more than half since the Conservatives came to power.
The Labour Party, who published the data, shows that between 2009 and 2018, spending on crime reduction by local authorities has been cut by almost 60 per cent, falling from £363 million to £154 million. Over the same period, the number of council employees working on ‘crime reduction’ has fallen by more than a third, from 120,334 to just 77,720.

An additional 160 staff are to be recruited by Liverpool City Council to cut the caseload of children’s social workers by up to half.

Five locations across England will receive a share of £20 million to invest in local culture, heritage and creative industries.

New research from the RAC Foundation has found that Coventry City Council has the longest response time in Britain for filling in serious potholes.

A new report has highlighted how children are increasingly choosing to spend hours indoors and on screens instead of playing outside.
A Movement for Movement, published by the Association of Play Industries, reveals that children have never moved so little and points to substantial evidence that screens are a key reason.

A pioneering scheme in Somerset has helped patients avoid 7,500 nights in hospital and freed up at least £2 million for other services.

An Ofsted inspection has judged children’s social care services in Birmingham as ‘requires improvement to be good’.

Hosuing experts expect house sales to fall in the next three months, with the housing market outlook recorded as the worst for 20 years.

A new £38 million fund for community-led housing has been launched to enable Londoners to play a leading role in building new affordable homes.

Oxford City Council and Oxfordshire County Council have published updated proposals for a Zero Emission Zone in the city centre.