Arts Council England is investing £800,000 to put art and culture at the heart of plans to boost the visitor and tourist economy in the Midlands.

The Hendry Review, reporting on the strategic role of tidal lagoons in the UK, has backed plans for the £1.3 billion Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon.

Local authority leadership is key in supporting the delivery of sustainable new homes and communities, a new green paper says.

Following a freedom of information request by the Welsh Conservatives, councils in Wales have been urged to cut their spend on ‘propaganda’.

A nationwide competition to find the next UK City of Culture has been launched by Minister of State for Digital and Culture Matt Hancock.

The government has announced new measures to cut the noise allowed from night flights at Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted.

Winners of the £20 million funding in Low Emission Freight and Logistics Trial have been announced.

Wales Office Minister Guto Bebb and Ofcom are to hold a summit bringing to find a solution to the poor mobile phone coverage in Wales.

Britain’s arts industry will play a key role in promoting the country abroad post Brexit, the Culture Secretary has said.

Devon County Council has awarded a contract to SUEZ recycling and recovery UK to operate its Household Waste Recycling Centres.

Communities Secretary Sajid Javid has confirmed the appointment of Michael King as the new Local Government Ombudsman.

A survey carried out by the Local Government Information Unit (LGiU), and commissioned by the National Trust, has revealed 72 per cent of ward councillors believe the local planning system benefits developers at the expense of councils and local communities.

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