Chancellor Philip Hammond has announced he will deliver his first Autumn Statement on Wednesday 23 November.

Dumfries and Galloway Council has reduced its staff numbers by around 600 full-time positions, in the space of a year.

The second round of the Community Minibus Fund has been launched by Transport Minister Andrew Jones.

New approaches to make the UK more resilient to flooding have been outlined in the government’s National Flood Resilience Review.

The Adam Smith Institute has branded the High-Speed 2 rail project ‘economically irresponsible’ and has called for it to be scrapped.

A public consultation has shown support for proposals to devolve power and funding from Westminster to Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.

Cllr John Clancy, the leader of Birmingham City Council, has signed a development deal worth up to £2 billion with a Chinese company.

The Resolution Foundation has urged ministers to ignore calls to cut future increases to the National Living Wage (NLW).

A new Heritage Lottery Fund report has called for collaborative national and local action to deliver new ways of funding parks.

Over £1million has been paid out by the government to more than 180 flood-hit farmers to help their business recovery after last Winter’s storms.

Financial auditors KPMG has criticised Northampton Council’s handling of a £10.25 million stadium redevelopment loan given to Northampton Town Football Club.

New analysis by the Press Association has found that councils are citing funding by an average of 29 per cent, under new reduced budgets.

Newcastle City Council has accumulated £2.4 million from issuing fines to motorists caught using bus lanes.

Lancashire council has confirmed it will be shutting down more than 20 libraries, as part of a wider strategy to operate under a reduced budget.

Simon Kirby, Economic Secretary to the Treasury, has announced the introduction of the Pensions Advice Allowance, aimed at making retirement planning easier.

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