Liverpool City Council is launching a new matchmaking service to link buyers and sellers of vacant properties.

Environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy is to work with Coca-Cola to boost litter prevention and inspire volunteers to keep the UK clean.
With 80 per cent of marine litter originating from land, the partnership will encourage volunteers to create and pursue a chain of litter picking activity from the street to the sea.
Coca-Cola will also support the charity’s Centre for Social Innovation to research beach litter and littering behaviour around the country.

Plans to create a Health and Well-being Centre in Dartmouth have moved a step forward with the submission of a planning application to the council.

The 'unsustainable' funding black hole facing county authorities will treble to £2.54 billion over the next four years.

The Communities and Local Government Committee will examine the impact of Brexit on local authorities and the role they could play post-Brexit.
The committee will explore which powers currently held by the EU could be transferred to town halls after the UK's exit as part of its investigation into how local government is engaged in the Brexit negotiations.

Over one million incidents of fly-tipping were dealt with by councils in England last year.

Islington Council has launched London’s first municipal energy provider in more than a century.

New research from Confused.com has highlighted the depth of the UK’s pothole problem, with 1,031,787 potholes reported by drivers in 2016 alone.
A new interactive animation on the savings company’s website allows users to scroll past iconic recorded depths – such as the English Channel (174m), the Mariana Trench (11km) and the world’s deepest man-made hole (12.3km). Based on the responses from freedom of information requests, the total number of potholes in the UK reach a combined depth of over 40km.

The LGA says that councils needs more funding to ensure their computer systems, infrastructure and data are protected against cyber attacks.

Nottingham City Council will continue with an £8.4 million programme of sprinkler installations and other safety measures in 13 high rise blocks.
Despite the government refusing to provide financial aid, Nottingham City Homes, which manages the council’s social housing, has recommended fitting sprinklers in all high rise communal areas and homes and replacing intercom systems.