Edinburgh pledges further funding for net zero work

Elected members on the City of Edinburgh Council have agreed options for investing £21 million in one-off additional funding.

Cambridge to trial new smart bins this Summer

Cambridge City Council is trialling smart technology waste bins in the city centre this summer as it welcomes more residents and visitors back.

Unemployment impact of pandemic on rural areas highlighted

A narrow focus in the government’s levelling-up agenda which bypasses rural and shire counties risks England’s economic recovery from coronavirus.

£44 million funding boost to cut emissions from buildings

Tens of thousands of UK homes, businesses and public buildings are one step closer to benefitting from greener, cleaner energy.

Green space not equally accessible to all

The latest Green Space Index has found that 2.78 million people live further than a ten-minute walk from their nearest park or green space.

Technical consultation on fairer parking charges opens

The government is holding a further technical consultation this summer on its proposed changes to parking charges.

Social housing sector in good financial health

The Regulator of Social Housing has published the results of its latest Quarterly survey of registered providers’ financial health.

Environment Bill continues through Parliament

The government’s legislation to transform our environment has returned to Parliament, with new amendments including a legally-binding 2030 species target.

Let councils decide what happens on their local high street

Centre for London has argued that the government should give communities more say over their local high streets’ future.

700,000 thousand private renters faced eviction last year

Generation Rent has estimated that almost 700,000 thousand private renters have received a section 21 eviction in the last year.

Half a million children now eligible for free school meals

The Labour Party has estimated that more than half a million children have become eligible for free school meals during the pandemic.

Shelter calls for 90,000 social homes to be built

Approximately a third of adults do not have safe or secure homes, according to housing charity Shelter.

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