Brighton City Council has identified 180 brownfield sites as having potential to provide space for a number of new homes that the region needs.
£330 million from dormant bank and building society accounts will be used to help the homeless and disadvantaged young people over the next four years.
The Prime Minister has said that around 16,000 people have already benefited from the changes to stamp duty announced in the autumn Budget.
Some councils are paying up to seven times more for paper than others, an investigation has revealed.
The first council retrofitting sprinklers since the Grenfell tragedy has warned that councils face an ‘unprecedented funding gap’ in improving tower block fire safety without government help.
Cardiff Council has approved plans for the largest single investment in Cardiff schools, worth £284 million.
Bristol Heat Networks is to be expanded to help local businesses and houses access low carbon and sustainable forms of heat and energy.
Local authorities are being forced to spend their own resources tackling the effects of Universal Credit and preparing for its roll out.
The government has published new guidance warning councils against abusing anti-social behaviour powers after charities claim PSPOs are being used to target people unfairly.
A predicted 300,000 people are ‘falling through the cracks’ of the welfare system and missing out on the financial support they are entitled to, research reveals.
A congestion-busting scheme which has already halved disruption to drivers caused by roadworks in Kent and London is to continue to deliver better journeys in the future.
The Environmental Audit Committee has urged for the introduction of a UK-wide deposit return scheme for plastic bottles.