Households are set to benefit from warmer, greener social homes, with social housing providers given the chance to bid for government funding.

The government has announced that education settings will be provided with carbon dioxide monitors from September, backed by £25 million in funding.

Play parks across Scotland will be modernised and restored through £5 million of funding, following agreement between the Scottish Government and Cosla.

Proposals to help more people build their own homes have been ‘warmly welcomed’ by the Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick.

Councils will have access to a share of £5 million to help them provide the necessary housing and support to Afghans who have worked for this country in Afghanistan.

The LGA has said that new figures show that serious child-related incidents reported by councils have risen by almost a fifth in the past year.

Improved services in one of the most deprived councils in England are making a real difference to vulnerable children’s and families lives.

The financial incentives in place to help employers create apprenticeship programmes should be extended beyond the end of the furlough scheme.

A record 20 places from across the UK have submitted an expression of interest to become the UK City of Culture 2025.

Hackney will be among the first boroughs in the UK to take part in a pioneering electric vehicle trial that could save drivers hundreds of pounds per year.

North Yorkshire County Council has said that its plan convert an entire Harrogate bus fleet to electric vehicles has taken a step forward.

Environmental efforts have seen East Sussex County Council cut its carbon emissions by over 60 per cent since 2008.

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