Redcar and Cleveland Council suffering ‘cyber attack’

Redcar and Cleveland Council's website has been down since 8 February, leading to calls for a ‘serious review’ of IT systems.

Carbon neutral aim key to Cambridgeshire budget

Cambridgeshire County Council has agreed its budget for 2020/21 including plans to take significant steps towards becoming carbon neutral.

Road safety projects urged to apply for funding

The Road Safety Trust is urging organisations to apply for a grant to explore how technology can improve road safety.

Knife crime epidemic fuelled by cuts

The Youth Select Committee says cuts to important services for vulnerable young people have caused a rise in knife crime.

Organised crime blamed for rise in fly-tipping

Organised criminal gangs are being blamed for the continued rise of large fly-tipping incidents across England.

Oxford increases annual rough sleeping investment

Oxford City Council will increase its investment on preventing homelessness and rough sleeping to £7.4 million in the next financial year.

Adult Education Budget in Tees Valley rises to £30.6m

The Department for Education has confirmed that it will increase the Adult Education Budget for the Tees Valley to £30.6 million for 2020/21.

MPs urge government to fix dangerous cladding

The government needs to fund a multi-billion-pound bill to bail out apartment owners caught in the post-Grenfell fire safety crisis.

New toolkit to help teachers support young carers

The Children’s Society has created a new toolkit for social work professionals to help improve the support they give to young carers.

Commercial property spending spree for local government

Councils undertook a £6.6 billion commercial property spending spree over the past three years, in an effort to offset the impact of government funding cuts.

Millions at risk of Universal Credit ‘lock out’

New research has shown that millions of people risk being unable to access their benefits due to faults in the Universal Credit system.

New analysis finds that more than half of requests for formal care and support last year resulted in older people not receiving formal care services.

Long-lasting impacts of flooding highlighted in report

A new report has highlighted the profound and long-lasting impacts of flooding on individuals, businesses and communities in Scotland.

Sheffield budget reveals no unplanned cuts to services

Sheffield City Council has set a balanced budget for 2020/2021 and will not have to make unplanned cuts to services.

Fully fund councils to avoid stalled roll out of PrEP

The cost of providing the PrEP drug needs to be fully funded before its roll out by councils across the country, says the LGA.

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