Multi-million investment in school buildings

Academies and sixth form colleges can now bid for a share of more than £400 million to improve their school buildings.

Housing Secretary pledges £10 million for 10 new communities

£10 million of funding will enable councils to develop locally-led proposals to deliver more new towns on the scale of Milton Keynes.

£156 million maintenance boost for prisons

Prisons across England and Wales are set to receive a £156 million cash boost to tackle the most pressing maintenance issues.

Thousands set to benefit from new pocket parks

Robert Jenrick has launched a new £1.35 million fund to provide thousands of people across the country with new pocket parks.

Manchester cuts rough sleeping for second consecutive year

The number of people sleeping rough in Greater Manchester has fallen for the second consecutive year.

Bus funding cut by 40 per cent in last decade

Funding for buses in England is almost £400 million a year lower than it was ten years ago, according to the Campaign for Better Transport.

Communities Secretary launches #MyTown campaign

The #MyTown campaign gives people a say in how a new generation of Town Deals should transform the place they call home.

Further £12 million boost for youth projects

Youth projects across the country will receive a £12 million boost as part of the government’s commitment to level up opportunities for young people.

£1bn mobile coverage fund to banish rural not-spots

A £1 billion deal with the mobile phone industry will see the government tackle poor mobile phone coverage and banish rural not-spots.

Labour would create carbon-neutral energy system by 2030s

The Labour Party plans to create a carbon-neutral energy system by the 2030s, as part of its fast-track climate strategy.

Welsh Government should consider doubling FSM threshold

Welsh Assembly Members have said that the earnings threshold for families entitled to free school meals should double in 2020.

Record breaking year for the UK’s culture industry

Almost 50 million people visited museums and galleries in the UK last year, the highest number since records began.

Homes England agrees deals with six local authorities

Homes England has agreed funding deals worth £38.2 million with six local authorities to speed up the construction of at least 2,072 homes.

Khan launches £25m ‘scrap for cash’ dirty vehicle scheme

Sadiq Khan has launched a ‘scrap for cash’ dirty vehicle scheme for low-income and disabled Londoners.

Budgets the biggest barrier to technology adoption

A new survey has revealed that the biggest barrier to adopting new technologies for the public sector is restricted budgets.

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