Scotland first to ban plastic cotton buds in UK

The Scottish government has made plans to ban the manufacture and sale of plastic-stemmed cotton buds.

Hull’s £42 million flood scheme gets go ahead

Funding has been secured for a £42 million upgrade to the total flood defence scheme in the Humber Estuary.

Nearly 500,000 jobs under threat from ‘no deal’ hard Brexit

New analysis shows that Brexit could lead to a lost decade of lower employment and economic growth.

25 Year Environment Plan launches

Prime Minister Theresa May has launched the 25 Year Environment Plan with the aim of leaving the environment in a better state than we found it.

Support to help first time buyers successful

Over 350,000 people across the UK have now used the government’s Help to Buy schemes to help them buy their own homes, new statistics reveal.

New housing agency launched

A new national housing agency has been launched by the Housing Secretary as a key step towards delivering the homes the country needs.

No new devolution deals agreed in 2016-17

A report, which took the government 10 months to publish, has revealed that no new devolution deals were announced in 2016-17.

Taxi licensing crackdown success

More than 2,000 drivers in 2017 were targeted by officials in Liverpool in a drive to enforce taxi licensing laws.

New recycling campaign to help terminally ill

Nottinghamshire residents are being encouraged to recycle drink cans and plastic bottles to help raise money for terminally ill local people.

New flood improvement schemes approved for Devon

Devon County Council’s cabinet has approved flood improvement schemes for two local communities, Ivybridge and Uplyme.

Lancashire County Council to consider further savings

Lancashire County Council’s cabinet is set to consider further savings of more than £11 million when it meets soon.

12 million people will be unemployed or in jobs they are over-qualified for by 2024, prompting calls for an overhaul of skills services.

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