James Palmer, the recently elected Conservative mayor for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, has revealed his 100-day manifesto.
Pledging to create over 500 apprenticeships through a new ‘apprenticeship hub’, Palmer said that the start of his tenure would also see a wave of new affordable homes across the county, as well as the start of a Cambridgeshire and Peterborough investment fund.
There were also plans to lay the foundations for major transport upgrages and and infrastructure proposals.

New figures from the FLA have revealed that motorists spent £3.6 billion on car finance deals in March, a new monthly record.

Areas with newly elected metro mayors must use their powers and budgets to ensure everyone benefits from national economic growth.

To meet increasing demands, Bristol Waste Company, the council-owned waste business, has launched a commercial waste and recycling service.
Offering businesses across the city a ‘bespoke’ waste management service, the newly formed Bristol Waste Commercial will provide general waste and recycling collection, shredding, commercial skips and clinical waste, as well as source-segregated recycling in order to provide a ‘more effective’ recycling service.

According to new figures by hoping charity Shelter, half a million low earners have had to borrow money to pay their rent during the past year.
Reported on in the Guardian, the data shows that a large number of private renters were having to resort to ‘desperate or dangerous debts’ to keep a roof over their head, borrowing money via credit cards, overdrafts and other sources.