More men encouraged to join early-years profession

A new government-backed programme is encouraging men to start careers in nurseries and early years settings.

Calls for greater powers to restrict junk food adverts

A new report has uncovered the limited powers that local authorities have to restrict advertising of products high in fat, salt and sugar.

£1bn a year funding gap for single homelessness

Nine years of government cuts have left local services for single homeless people with a shocking £1 billion a year funding gap.

Calls for PSPO to be scrapped following rise in fines

Almost 10,000 fines for breaches of ‘petty’ council orders were issued in 2018, leading to calls for the PSPOs to be scrapped.

MPs to debate reforming ‘divisive’ electoral system

MPs will debate the case for reforming the Commons’ ‘divisive, broken electoral system’.

Local elections ‘cancelled’ across England

Large parts of England are effectively ‘democracy deserts’, with hundreds of thousands of potential voters denied real choice in this May’s elections.

New protections for valued green spaces in Bristol

Under new proposals set out in the council’s draft Local Plan, vital green spaces across Bristol would be protected from future development.

Youth services cut by 70 per cent since 2010

Analysis of spending by English local authorities on services for young people has revealed a real-terms cut of £880 million since 2010.

National review of event security urged by Burnham

Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham has called on the government to initiate a national review of event security.

For pupils expected to have completed school in 2017, eight per cent were subject to moves that cannot be accounted for, finds the Education Policy Institute

£38 million has been given to managing agent Warmworks to continue to deliver the government’s fuel poverty scheme over the next two years.

The Mayor of London is investing £11m into modular homes to help homeless families in the capital.

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