16/06/2021 - 09:45
The pandemic’s ‘devastating impact on the care sector’ has emphasised that ‘care is not properly funded, lacks transparency and urgently needs reform’.
15/06/2021 - 14:48
Ministers and civil servants have announced an ambitious programme for government reform, to ensure the country builds back better from coronavirus.
15/06/2021 - 14:41
UNISON has warned that visitors locking to UK beauty spots are creating vast piles of litter that are putting enormous pressure on councils.
15/06/2021 - 09:33
Step 4 of the roadmap out of lockdown will be delayed by up to four weeks and the vaccination programme accelerated.
15/06/2021 - 08:59
The rates paid to local authorities for the ‘free childcare’ offer are just two-thirds of what the government itself estimated would be needed.
14/06/2021 - 15:01
An innovative approach towards tackling food inequality has seen Bristol become only the second city in the UK to secure Gold Sustainable Food City status.
14/06/2021 - 12:42
London Councils is calling for the government to ensure that it established a fire safety regime that is ‘fit for purpose’.
14/06/2021 - 11:17
New Department for Education investment will support pupils in deprived schools in England to take part in The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award.
14/06/2021 - 09:40
At least 130,000 households in England were made homeless during the first year of the pandemic, despite the government’s ban on evictions.
11/06/2021 - 11:09
Air pollution levels in Oxford dropped by an average of 29 per cent in 2020, the equivalent achieved during the ten-year period between 2009-2019.
11/06/2021 - 10:04
The District Councils’ Network has warned that households may need up to seven bins as part of rubbish collection proposals which will create ‘chaos and confusion’.
11/06/2021 - 09:53
More people at risk of homelessness will be supported into accommodation through a new social investment pilot that will create over 200 move-on homes.
