The annual surplus produced from council parking operations has risen by £165 million over the past five years, despite cuts in road improvements.

UK councils spent nearly £5.4 million on public health funerals in the 12 months up to April 2018.

133 out of 152 councils responsible for children’s services overspent in 2017-18, collectively overspending by an estimated £807 million.

A third of all councils in England are at risk of financial failure in the next ten years, with one in five set to be at risk of financial failure by 2021.

Greater Manchester’s leaders have outlined radical plans to ensure the city-region can thrive at a time of national uncertainty.

Three million new social homes must be built in England over 20 years to solve the ‘housing crisis’.

Thérèse Coffey has announced new financial penalties to crack down on fly-tipping, with offenders facing penalties of up to £400.

The government has revealed plans to fund 900 places on the Frontline children’s social work training programme up to 2021.

The cost of clearing the maintenance backlog for council-managed bridges in the UK has increased by a third to £6.7 billion in the past year.

Glasgow's Low Emission Zone became operational from 31 December 2018, with plans to extend to all vehicle types by the end of 2022.
While it initially affects local service buses only, Scotland's first ever Low Emission Zone will be extended to all vehicle types by the end of 2022. Low Emission Zones are due to become operational in Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Dundee by 2020.