28/02/2025 - 11:55
The government has unveiled plans for council decisions on new development to be clearer, simpler and prepared up to four years faster to help fix
28/02/2025 - 11:16
The Education Committee has urged the government to use its Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill to remove the requirement to apply for free school meals for eligible children from low-income families.
28/02/2025 - 10:39
The mayor of London and London Councils have announced their London Growth plan which aims to turbocharge economic growth and boost productivity and prosperity across the capital.
27/02/2025 - 11:28
The government has responded to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry's final report, accepted the findings and set out plans to act on all 58 recommendat
27/02/2025 - 10:43
A new report by the County Councils Network (CCN), County Spotlight, has revealed that almost nine in ten of England’s largest councils are using artificial intelligence, yet are held back from rolling out this technology more widely due to a lack of staff capacity, funding, and training.
27/02/2025 - 09:54
The A47/A11 Thickthorn Junction scheme in Norwich has received the green light from the government, following over a year of delays.
26/02/2025 - 11:21
Trials for contactless rail ticketing are on track for later this year across the North and Midlands, which will use Global Positioning System (GPS) based technology which will track locations on train journeys.
26/02/2025 - 10:24
The 2025-26 Scottish Budget has been approved by Parliament, which will invest £21.7 billion in health and social care services.
25/02/2025 - 11:29
The Raising the National Plan Commission, a year-long independent inquiry into why play is critical to the wellbeing of children in England, has published its Interim Report, ‘State of Play’.
25/02/2025 - 10:31
The government has announced an extra £30 million for Winter Pressures Funding.
25/02/2025 - 10:28
A £120 million investment package is set to benefit drivers, cabbies, and businesses by supporting them making the shift to cleaner vans, wheelchair accessible vehicles and taxis and removing financial barriers to entry.
