An extra £10 million has been announced by the Welsh First Minister to end youth homelessness in Wales by 2027.

The European Council and the European Parliament have reached an agreement on the Waste Framework Directive revisions with new recycling targets.
The agreed revisions form a major part of the Circular Economy package. They were put forward by the European Commission and decided on at extended meetings in Brussels.

Cambridge City Council has prioritised building more houses to provide people with a secure place to call home.
The council’s Housing Revenue Account Budget Setting Report (BSR) describes how the council will invest in housing services in the coming year to target resources on those people in the greatest need and to improve efficiency.
The council has delivered 278 new homes in Cambridge since 2015, of which 242 are new council homes and plans for a further 221 homes across 17 sites are in the pipeline.

A RECycling Of Used Plastics Limited (RECOUP) survey has revealed that ‘on the go’ collection infrastructure in the UK is inadequate.

The Communities and Local Government Committee has stated that a 'culture change' is needed within local authorities.

A survey of residents commissioned by Newcastle City Council has highlighted increasing concerns over the state of public services.

Herefordshire County Council has agreed to support more refugees as part of the Home Office’s various resettlement schemes.
Following the successful resettlement of 60 Syrian refugees during the last year, the council will confirm to the Home Office that it can support up to 40 more asylum seekers and 35 further refugees in family groups.

Schools across Cambridgeshire are collectively saving £600,000 per year as part of Cambridgeshire County Council’s energy generation programme.
Having opened in 2014, the programme of energy efficiency and energy generation projects in schools provides loans or managed service arrangements from its Local Energy Investment Fund, with the aim of helping schools plan for the future, upgrade their energy assets and manage their energy bills.

Over 95 per cent of Oxfordshire premises are now able to get superfast broadband.