Theresa May has launched the first strategy to tackle loneliness, claiming it to be ‘one of the greatest public health challenges of our time’.
The crisis facing local transport has reached a pivotal point as the number of local bus journeys has fallen to a 12-year low.
The RAC has reported that motorists are now around 2.5 times more likely to suffer pothole-related breakdowns than 12 years ago.
Nearly one in 10 of the country’s most economically deprived areas are food deserts, with residents unable to afford fresh fruit and vegetables.
The Department for Transport has announced changes to funding to support purchasing the next 35,000 of the cleanest vehicles.
The CQC has warned that the public is facing a growing ‘care injustice’ as people are finding it more difficult to get help in England.
People living with mental health conditions are benefiting from lifesaving library services which have been launched by councils.
School music lessons will be under threat unless the government covers the cost of the teacher pay rise to include music teachers.
The government has launched a £20 million fund to help those at risk of homelessness secure their own tenancy.
A new Every Mind Matters campaign has been launched across the Midlands by Public Health England.
A new NLGN report has found that the appetite for outsourcing within local government to the private sector is declining.
Disproportionate spending cuts to local public services in poorer regions are likely to intensify perceived ‘territorial injustice’.