UK car sales declined in 2017 after five years of rapid growth, with the industry blaming government for a lack of confidence in diesel vehicles.
The Environmental Audit Committee has called on the government to introduce a 25p latte levy on disposable coffee cups.
This year’s NHS winter crisis should push government to fully fund our social care system, council leaders have said.
A new paper, published by the NLGN, has argued that local authorities should adopt a bold ‘changemaking’ approach for its future steps.
Londoners are hardest hit by the effects of problem waste, new research into overflowing waste has revealed.
Leicestershire County Council is working with the Woodland Trust to improve the region’s green areas by offering free trees.
Brighton City Council has identified 180 brownfield sites as having potential to provide space for a number of new homes that the region needs.
£330 million from dormant bank and building society accounts will be used to help the homeless and disadvantaged young people over the next four years.
The Prime Minister has said that around 16,000 people have already benefited from the changes to stamp duty announced in the autumn Budget.
Some councils are paying up to seven times more for paper than others, an investigation has revealed.
The first council retrofitting sprinklers since the Grenfell tragedy has warned that councils face an ‘unprecedented funding gap’ in improving tower block fire safety without government help.
Cardiff Council has approved plans for the largest single investment in Cardiff schools, worth £284 million.