A congestion-busting scheme which has already halved disruption to drivers caused by roadworks in Kent and London is to continue to deliver better journeys in the future.

The Environmental Audit Committee has urged for the introduction of a UK-wide deposit return scheme for plastic bottles.

Ofsted inspectors have recognised significant improvements to children’s services in Manchester, ruling that some services are no longer ‘inadequate.’

Liverpool tops the list of cities outside of London where you’ll find the most expensive lead-in prices to park in council-run spaces.

The amount of people visiting Worcestershire's libraries in 2016/17 are up by almost 60,000, showcasing positive trends against a poorer national average.

Doncaster Council has confirmed that it will be forced to make an additional 153 job reductions as it attempts to balance the books.

Communities Secretary Sajid Javid has announced new measures to crackdown on unfair and abusive practices within the leasehold system.

Since April 2015, the Defra and the Environment Agency have seen 350 new flood schemes built, which is offering flood protection to 100,000 more properties.

From May 2018, Cardiff will see the introduction of 250 bikes across 25 docking stations in the city.
The scheme, to be run by nextbike, will then double in 2019 where 500 bikes will be available across 50 stations in the city.
The company provides over 120 international schemes, including in Bath, where the scheme was launched in 2014. The bikes are also operated in Milton Keynes, Exeter, Belfast, Edinburgh and the University of Warwick.