Oxfordshire Local Industrial Strategy published

The Oxfordshire Local Industrial Strategy has been published to be help the region become a top three global innovation hub by 2040.

Cornwall Council aims to plant £30m forest

A Forest for Cornwall has been revealed to be the flagship project of Cornwall Council's climate change action plan.

Better Care Fund renewed for 2019 to 2020

Ministers have confirmed that the Better Care Fund will be renewed for 2019 to 2020, bringing the pooled funding to over £6.4 billion.

RIBA bemoans severe lack of age-friendly homes

The Royal Institute of British Architects has launched a call for urgent action to tackle the severe lack of age-friendly housing.

Scottish ministers to tackle throw-away culture

Ministers in Scotland are to consider the introduction of an additional charge to help cut down on the number of single-use coffee cups used every year.

10-year plan needed to fix school funding system

The government must fix the broken education funding system and bring forward a strategic ten-year education funding plan.

Rural communities worst hit in adult social care crisis

The Salvation Army has found that there is significantly less money to care for older people who live in rural areas across England.

£2bn pay rise for public sector workers

The Treasury is set to reveal the biggest public sector pay rise in six years as one of Theresa May's final acts as Prime Minister.

SEN costs could ‘break’ council budgets

County councils are warning that costs of ‘well-intentioned’ reforms to expand SEN services are threatening to ‘break’ their budgets.

50 new water fountains in London to cut plastic waste

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has revealed the locations of 50 new water fountains in the capital to help cut plastic waste.

Half of Welsh population unprepared for old age

Welsh Government research has found that over half of population of Wales is not making any provision for their old age.

Wales urged to set ambitious energy targets for homes

An independent report has called on the Welsh Government to commit to a 30 year programme to reduce carbon emissions in its homes.

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