Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt confirmed that any new system of funding social care will be capped and pledged further support for struggling councils.

Nottingham City Council is taking part in a new project looking at how people and technology can work better together to reduce energy demand within buildings.

A process will be established to consult local government on matters previously consulted on through the EU Committee of the Regions.

Transport for West Midlands, part of the WMCA, has chosen nextbike to run the UK’s largest docked bike-share scheme outside London.

The government should consider scrapping the current ‘regressive’ council tax system in favour of a fairer system.

Andy Burnham has called for increased devolution to English regions to maintain stability and growth across the country during the Brexit process.

Only 46 per cent of district councils are providing a good or very good service for people seeking information about garden waste services.

Under-funded local authorities report that more than 24,400 miles of road are identified as needing essential maintenance in the next year.
This year’s Annual Local Authority Road Maintenance (ALARM) survey, released by the Asphalt Industry Alliance (AIA), revealed that local authorities in England and Wales report that the gap between the funds they received and the amount they actually needed to keep the carriageway in reasonable order was almost £556 million.

The government has announced that more English communities will have free access to guidance to help make their neighbourhood vision a reality.

The government’s new Homelessness Minister has told the Guardian that council cuts are not to blames for the increase in rough sleepers.