The Department for Transport has announced £2 million of funding to support the uptake of e-cargo bikes.

97 per cent of councils are male dominated and there has been virtually no progress on women’s representation in local government.

3,000 new homes will be built on the remaining three legacy sites at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, with the level of affordable housing boosted to 50 per cent.

The NAO has warned that ongoing local government funding pressures means councils are pursuing debt repayments ‘too quickly and too aggressively’.

Leicestershire County Council has warned of a ‘serious and extremely challenging’ financial situation.

The government has announced provisional allocations of a £34 million fund to provide local support for those living on the streets.

Nicola Sturgeon set out details of 12 new bills in her ‘programme for government’, including mental health funding and infrastructure plans.

The government has announced a £6 million programme that will help adults learn to speak English and better integrate into British life.

Age UK warns that the safety net for elderly people living at home has become dangerously weak, with older people living alone in declining health.

Green Party members have voted Jonathan Bartley and Sian Berry new co-leaders of the party after an internal election this summer.

Somerset County Council has announced a range of proposals to to tackle spending pressures.

The West Midlands has been selected to become the innovative home to the UK’s first multi-city 5G test bed.

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