Council leaders have urged the government to make the case for national tax rises to secure the long-term future of adult social care services.
The government has proposed the appointment of a commissioner to oversee improvements at Northamptonshire County Council.
The Welsh Government will invest £15 million next year to help safely reduce the need for children to enter care.
Barnardo’s is set to work with Leicestershire County Council in a trailblazing project to help improve the lives of children and families.
A number of options to deliver future developments across Bath and North East Somerset are going out to public consultation.
Councils need to think and act differently to address the challenges of reductions in public spending and poor infrastructure in rural Wales.
Westminster City Council has set out its ambition to build 1,495 new homes every year, insisting six in every ten are for middle-income families.
A proposal to speed up the creation of new homes could provide a ‘get-out clause’ for developers to avoid providing affordable homes.
More than one public play park is closed every week with councils planning to cut spending on play facilities further this year.
ClientEarth has criticised the government’s lack of a joined-up strategy to tackle air pollution, labelling plans as a ‘shambolic and piecemeal mess’.
The National Cycle Network is so starved of funding that many of its bike paths are in poor condition and are in desperate need of improvements.
More than half of young people facing homelessness who approached their local council for help last year received no meaningful support.