Staff at Northamptonshire County Council have been told to work in a library or from home because of a delay to work to the council’s new headquarters.

Figures obtained by Action on Hearing Loss Cymru has indicated that spending on specialist equipment for people who have hearing loss has been cut by an average of 15 per cent over the past four years.

The Local Government Association (LGA) has warned that council tax rises in 2017/18 will not bring in enough money to prevent the need for further cuts to local services over the coming year.

The Local Government Association (LGA) has warned that pothole levels are likely to surge because of a spike in levels of heavier lorries wearing down roads.

Prison officers from 31 prisons in London and south-east England are set to receive pay rises of up to £5,000, in a bid to encourage more recruits to join the service.

Sadiq Khan has confirmed that a £10 toxic ‘T-Charge’ will be put in place for the most polluting cars in central London.

The high number of local authorities without a BYOD policy exposes them to higher risk of data leaks.

Figures have shown that thousands of businesses across the country are set to benefit from falls in their business rates bills.

76 projects across the country will receive a share of £20 million government funding to support victims of domestic abuse.
Communities Secretary Sajid Javid has said that the funding will create more than 2,200 new bed spaces in refuges and other specialist accommodation, supporting more than 19,000 victims with somewhere safe to live.

Liverpool City Council has revealed budget cuts of £90 million over the next three years after seeing a 68 per cent reduction in funding.
Outlining efforts to protect adult and children’s social care as much as possible, which account for less than eight per cent of the overall savings proposed, the council will seek to save money by undertaking a review of One Stop Shops to save £2.7 million and cutting the contact centre opening times to save £2.9 million.