£680 million public service cash boost for Wales

Wales’ public services will receive a cash boost of more than £682 million to support their coronavirus efforts over the coming months.

Nurseries to lose £247m due to funding changes

The early years sector faces losing a quarter of a billion pounds over the spring term due to the withdrawal of vital government funding.

Quarter of million green apprenticeships needed

There is a serious risk that this country is going to leave its young people to a future devastated by the climate crisis and unemployment.

Local gov will struggle to meet growing need for social care

Nine out of ten MPs say that local government does not have enough resource to meet the growing need for social care services.

Welsh Government announces Circular Economy strategy

The Welsh Government has published an ambitious strategy to support a green recovery in Wales by transitioning into a ‘circular economy.

Johnson urged to deliver on promises to protect nature

More than 50 nature organisations are calling for the Prime Minister’s commitments to reverse nature’s decline by 2030 to be backed-up in law.

Local solutions necessary to tackle unemployment

Addressing long-term unemployment as a result of the pandemic will require a joint endeavour between national and local government, says LGA.

All school-age households to receive two tests per week

Whole families and households with school-age children will be able to test themselves twice every week from home as schools return from 8 March.

Election campaigning will go ahead from 8 March

Individual activists will be able to campaign outdoors in a Covid-secure way from 8 March, ahead of the English local elections in May.

‘Inaction’ on postal voting criticised by Labour

Labour has accused the government of undermining democracy by failing to encourage people to votr by post in May’s elections.

Give flood grants to make homes resilient

Know Your Flood Risk has argued that home owners living in flood risk areas should be given grants to make properties more resilient to submersion.

Increased housing development escalate flood risk

More extreme weather as a result of climate change and increased housing development will continue to increase the UK’s flood risks.

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