Leaders across the North West have launched an ambitious vision to reach net zero in the region by at least 2040.
Individuals who need to self-isolate because of coronavirus will still be able to vote in the local elections through new emergency proxy voting measures.
Labour is urging the Chancellor Rishi Sunak to confirm immediately an extension of temporary business rates relief for six months.
A consultation on proposals for unitary local government submitted by councils in Cumbria, North Yorkshire and Somerset has been launched.
Care home residents will be able to be visited indoors by a single, named individual from 8 March as part of the lockdown easing.
Deaths among homeless people in the UK spiked by more than a third in 2020, despite the success of the government’s Everyone In scheme.
The Prime Minister has failed to win voters’ trust that he can take England safely out of the coronavirus lockdown, according to a new poll.
Public Health England has announced that new online training is now available for those supporting children and young people affected by coronavirus.
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government will create a second headquarters in Wolverhampton.
Three in 10 care home staff have not been vaccinated against Covid-19 despite being in the top four priority groups.
A ban on placing vulnerable children under the age of 16 in unregulated accommodation will come into force in September.
The National Trust has warned that the proposed overhaul of planning rules risks creating ‘characterless’ market districts.