Over nine in 10 council leaders believe some local authorities will get into serious financial difficulties within the next three years.

More than one and a half million people in the UK were in destitution at some point in 2017, a new report from the JRF has found.

The REA has launched a report giving local authorities advice on how to encourage electric vehicle uptake in their areas.

The NAO has reported that the recent collapse of large construction firm Carillion will cost UK taxpayers an estimated £148 million.

A BBC freedom of information request has found that at least 72 councils in England are planning to cut sexual-health funding this year.

Devon County Council has pledged to phase out its use of the most polluting single-use plastic products within two years.
The authority’s ‘Plastics Strategy’ sets out how various single-use plastic food and beverage packaging and tableware, such as cutlery and cups, will be removed from council work locations by 2020 and how the county council will use its position and responsibility to raise awareness of the issues surrounding single-use plastics and encourage and support collective action across the region.

Northamptonshire County Council is seeking to minimise its property costs by increasing occupancy at its One Angel Square headquarters.

Andy Street and TfWM are urging the government to boost efforts to increase cycling and walking journeys by investing in safe infrastructure.

Housing Minister Dominic Raab has announced new powers for local authorities to aid them in delivering the homes their communities need.