Centre for Cities has outlined what the new Sheffield City Region metro mayor should prioritise when they take office in May this year.

Four out of 10 appeals for parking or bus lane fines sent to councils across the UK over the last five years have led to fines being cancelled.

Islington Council has revealed plans for a new 'green fleet' of vehicles that will use the cleanest possible technology and fuels.

The Road Surface Treatments Association claims that potholes have gone from being just a local problem to being a national disgrace.

Too many young people are finding themselves at ‘crisis point’ before accessing mental health services because public services are not effectively working together.

The government says new measures to ensure that wheelchair users can safely access on-board wheelchair spaces on buses will be introduced.

Two-thirds of secondary schools in England have increased the size of their classes in the past two years.

The NAO has found that local authorities in England are regularly raiding their reserve funds to cope with an increase in demand on services.

Liverpool City Council has stated that it is set to spend the majority of this year’s increase in council tax on services for the most vulnerable.
Of the proposed 5.99 per cent rise, the council says that a total of four per cent will be set aside to fund increases in spending on adult and children’s services to deal with growing demand.
Moreover, an additional £6 million is being found for children’s services, which will also help fund the recruitment of more social workers to deal with increasingly complex cases of young people coming in to care.

According to the CLES, Manchester City Council spent approximately £320 million procuring goods and services from local businesses last year.