£500m package to boost rural mobile coverage

The government can proceed with a £500 million investment to provide all corners of the UK with better mobile connectivity.

£2.9 million to fund trees for local communities

The Woodland Trust is providing much needed funding for local authorities to plant trees and create green spaces.

Zero Emission Zone Pilot in Oxford step closer

Oxford is moving closer to the introduction of Britain’s first Zero Emission Zone, after Oxford City Council supported the introduction of a Pilot.

Two new offshore wind ports in North East

The government is investing £95 million in two new offshore wind ports in the Humber region and Teesside.

Further support for commercial and residential tenants

The ban on commercial evictions has been extended to 30 June and bailiff enforced eviction ban extended to 31 May to protect residential tenants.

Labour launches national election campaign

Keir Starmer is launching Labour’s national election campaign declaring that ‘a vote for Labour is a vote to support our nurses’.

Many waste services remain under strain

ADEPT has said that waste services across the country are continuing to feel the impacts of coronavirus.

Growth in London’s cycle network continues

Sadiq Khan has announced that construction work will begin on four major new cycling infrastructure projects across the capital this month.

Majority of councils facing significant funding gaps

The National Audit Office has warned that some local councils in England are at risk of financial failure amid a £605 million funding shortfall.

Wales to spend extra £50m on contact tracing

Vaughan Gething has announced an extra £50 million of government funding to allow health boards to extend contact tracing over the summer.

Labour pledges to be ‘the home of Industrial Strategy’

Following news that the government has controversially axed its Industrial Strategy Council, Labour has pledged to be the home of Industrial Strategy.

Mandatory voter ID plans labelled ‘exclusionary’

Democracy campaigners have warned that government proposals to require voters to show ID during elections are ‘deeply damaging’.

Use the power of the pub to level up, says think tank

Failure to support the nation’s pubs return from lockdown risks imperilling the levelling up agenda for economic and social renewal.

£5 million boost for councils to tackle air pollution

Local authorities have been granted more than £5 million in government funding to deliver innovative projects to improve air quality.

New toolkit gives crucial governance guidance

Localis and the Centre for Governance have launched a set of practical toolkits to help council officers and councillors navigate governance risk and resilience.

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