A new poll shows nearly 30 per cent of us could recycle more, with confusing information the main stumbling block to adoption.

A new report has claimed that there needs to be continual support for the north’s low carbon economy, to increase economic activity in the region.

National Recycling Week (NRW) will highlight the many measures councils have introduced to maximise recycling.

An £80 million fund for England’s youth sector will help provide opportunities for young people to get involved in their communities.

More than 200 religious leaders have urged Theresa May to relax current immigration rules so that refugees can be reunited with their families.

Business secretary Sajid Javid has announced that the £900 million North East devolution deal is ‘off the table’, after four out of the seven local authorities voted against the plans.

Chancellor Philip Hammond has announced he will deliver his first Autumn Statement on Wednesday 23 November.

The Local Government Association (LGA) has called on the government to ban the use of ‘golden hellos’ by independent fostering agencies attempting to encourage foster carers away from local authorities.

Hull City Council has confirmed it has approved plans to build more than 100 new homes, as part of a £17 million scheme to regenerate the region’s Fruit Market area.

Dumfries and Galloway Council has reduced its staff numbers by around 600 full-time positions, in the space of a year.

Prime Minister Theresa May has announced that the expansion of grammar schools in England will be accompanied by conditions requiring them to accept a proportion of children from low-income families.

The second round of the Community Minibus Fund has been launched by Transport Minister Andrew Jones.

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