The Environment Food, and Rural Affairs Committee has criticised the government’s ‘sub-standard’ approach to sustainable drainage (SuDs), claiming it failed to protect communities from flood risk.
Liverpool City Council has announced the creation of a new not-for-profit energy company aimed at tackling fuel poverty in the city.
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has announced a new online data base to name and shame criminal landlords and letting agents who exploit their tenants.
Aberdeen City Council has admitted to a ‘serious failing’ after it was revealed that repairs worth £200,000 were ordered to a cycle path without proper approval.
Powys Council is considering plans to build a wind farm at known beauty spot, prompting campaigners to warn the move could deter tourists visiting the region.
LWARB has launched Advance London to help London’s SMEs adopt ‘circular economy’ business models.
techUK has said that newly elected mayors should put digital at the heart of their plans to deliver the best on digital devolution.
Infrastructure projects worth almost £6.4 billion will be under construction throughout Scotland in 2017.
A new report by the Fawcett Society has revealed that sexism is commonplace in local government.
The Public Accounts Committee has revealed that efforts to meet targets for new free schools does not represent the best use of limited funds.
A new report from The King’s Fund has outlined that the complexity of the health system in England, including the need for councils to better integrate with health services, is holding back progress in meeting the needs of people with HIV.
Edinburgh City Council has announced the operation of a new, £9 million waste depot which will help to deliver a more resilient service for the city.