Over £100,000 has been announced by the Welsh government to support the delivery of the 30 hours of free early education and childcare.

The Local Government Association has called for new taxi laws to help reduce the risk of child sexual exploitation and reflect changing technologies.

A new commission launched by the CIPFA is to explore risks and opportunities of Brexit for public services.

Cheshire West and Chester Council has started the hunt for a construction partner to deliver the £300 million Chester Northgate scheme.
The advertisement in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) will enable a contractor to be appointed alongside the council and its professional advisors to develop the design, test build ability and manage out risk.
The first stage of the appointment will be limited to developing the design proposals.

A group of residents in Cliftonville West have shown how engaging communities in their own development can achieve significant improvements.

The number of apprenticeships created by London boroughs has grown for the sixth year in a row, new data published by London Councils reveals.
Just over 2,000 new apprentices were hired by boroughs and their supply chains in 2016/17, taking the total number of apprenticeships created since 2009 to more than 11,000.
Efforts to boost the number of apprentices recruited into council supply chains cross London were particularly successful, up by 26 per cent compared to the previous year.

Trainee GPs from London medical schools have had the opportunity to work in West Cumbria thanks to new accommodation.

Swansea Council will soon have 40 electric vehicles in its fleet.

The organisation that manages Grenfell Tower is to be removed for the west London estate it is part of, says Theresa May.
Theresa May told the survivors of the fire, which left at least 80 dead, that the tenant management organisation was being stripped of its powers in a recent meeting. She said residents were ‘pleased’ to hear the news.
Meanwhile, council leaders have said that nine permanent accommodation offers have now been accepted by survivors. But while one household has moved into a new home, more than 180 remain in hotels and temporary accommodation.

The website used by parents in England to apply for financial help with childcare ‘must be improved’, says Nicky Morgan.