Birmingham council to turn garages and pubs into 131 new homes

Birmingham City Council’s cabinet will be asked to approve a two year house-building programme worth almost £19 million at a meeting soon.

Funding to help domestic abuse victims

Liverpool has been awarded almost £400,000 to help victims of domestic abuse and their families over the next three years.

Displaying food hygiene ratings is a must after Brexit, LGA says

All food premises in England should be made to display ’Scores on the Doors’ ratings when EU laws governing food safety are converted after Brexit.

Innovation grants found to boost jobs and economy

Innovation grants from government have created an extra 150,000 jobs and stimulated growth worth £43 billion for the UK companies involved.

New clean energy projects to power millions of homes

11 new energy projects worth £176 million per year have been successful in the latest competitive action for renewable technologies.

The government has rejected all six recommendations for improving women’s representation in the House of Commons.

The LGA has said that specialist elderly homes will need to increase by 400,000 units in less than 20 years to match increasing demand.

Nearly half of teachers have warned that their breakfast club will close within three years as a result of low levels of funding.

Lancashire County Council is reported to be planning a £5.5 million cut to adult social care services.

£2.5 million is set to be invested in Leicestershire County Council’s children’s services to manage a rise in the number of children in care.

Glasgow City Council’s £100 million Tomorrow's Residential and Day Care Programme has seen the Riverside Care Home in Dalmarnock open its doors.

The Institute for Government has argued that Whitehall needs people with specific skills sets and experience to successfully deliver on major projects.

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