The government’s Clean Growth Strategy will target the UK’s draughtiest homes as part of its bid to cut emissions by 57 per cent by 2032.
Business and Energy Secretary Greg Clark outlined the clean growth measures, which include up to £10 million for innovations that provide low carbon heat in domestic and commercial buildings, as well as up to £10 million for innovations that improve the energy efficiency of existing buildings.

A new report highlights examples of practice and areas for improvement for how councils in Wales are managing service change.
The Wales Audit Office report, which brings together lessons learned from individual audits at all 22 local authorities which looked at governance arrangements, finds that all councils in Wales are continuing to make decisions about the services they provide in light if cuts to public spending and rising demand for services.

First Leeds has launched its trial of a new fully electric double-decker bus, following a successful trial in York.
The zero-emission and fully electric ‘Metrodecker EV’ has the capacity to carry 99 passengers and has a range of nearly 150 miles from one overnight charge, and is being trialled as part of First Leeds’s commitment to investing £71 million in 284 new ultra-low emissions buses for the city.

A joint proposal from Oxford City Council and Oxfordshire County Council is seeking to introduce a Zero Emission Zone in Oxford city centre.
The Zero Emission Zone proposal, thought to be the world’s first Zero Emission Zone, would ban emitting vehicles from the city centre in phases, starting with some vehicle types and a small number of streets in 2020 and all vehicle types across the whole city centre in 2035.

New 'Home from home' short-stay flats in Manchester are set to help the city's patients leave wards quicker and boost recovery.

A new report has argued for radical change to give cities a constitutional role in directly tackling the issues of local government finances.
Beyond Devolution: the final report of the local democracy network, published by the Local Government Information Unit (LGiU), proposes a bold programme to address some of the country’s biggest challenges, including Brexit, industrial strategy and reforms to local government finances.

IADAS has named the new Birmingham City Council website as the Gold winner in the ‘Websites, Government & Civic’ category at the Lovies.

The LGA has revealed that there are a record number of children now in the care system, with 90 children a day having entered care last year.

The Electoral Commission has found that the public are satisfied with the way elections are run and are keen for further reform.

The Cabinet Office has revealed that SMEs benefited from £12.2 billion worth of central government spending in 2015 to 2016.