Work has begun on a started on a major £600,000 flood scheme which will protect a Northumberland coastal town from tidal flooding.

A Nottinghamshire County Council service in Worksop has been praised for its ‘outstanding’ care following a recent inspection by the CQC.

Buckinghamshire's cabinet has given its approval for a new service that helps children and families more effectively by developing one Early Help service for Buckinghamshire.

Nearly 60 local groups and organisations have been recommended to benefit from funds totalling £900,000 in Cambridge council's Community Grants scheme.

Two former garage sites owned by Cambridge City Council are to undergo development to provide much-needed new council homes, if proposals are approved.

Plans for a raft of new affordable homes across a number of sites in north Manchester is set to be approved by the city council’s executive.
External funding as well as council investment have been confirmed for two major schemes that will deliver around 135 homes which will be affordable for Manchester people.
The council has secured £8.43 million from the council and £2.85 million from the Homes and Communities Agency’s (HCA) Shared Ownership and Affordable Housing Programme to help build 25 shared ownership and 50 affordable rental products.

Jeremy Hunt, the Health Secretary, has had his role changed to Health and Social Care Secretary in Theresa May's latest cabinet reshuffle.
Currently, social care is funded through local government. The minister responsible for adult social care in Department for Communities and Local Government was Marcus Jones, who has lost his job in the reshuffle. Hunt’s new title however means he may take over responsibility for this portfolio.
The move could be a real step towards the integration of health and social care, a long-term ambition for policy makes in this area.

Prime Minister Theresa May has given Javid a new title in her cabinet reshuffle: Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government.

A children’s home for young people has undergone major improvements thanks to funding from the Department for Education.
The £1.1 million improvements to the current building provides a new reception area where young people are welcomed when they arrive, visitor rooms and conference facilities.
The home is one of only seven welfare-only accommodation facilities in the country. Trained staff work with the young people to help them return to having a positive lifestyle within the community.