01/04/2016 - 12:44
‘Unrepresentative samples’ led to a failure to accurately predict the results of May 2015’s general election, according to a report from the British Polling Council and the Market Research Society.
31/03/2016 - 11:12
Prime Minister David Cameron is hosting crisis talks on the UK steel industry, in response to mounting pressure on ministers to ensure the future of the Port Talbot steelworks, following the news that its parent firm Tata Steel plans to sell the plant.
31/03/2016 - 11:11
Darlington Borough Council is due to increase the rents of 237 homes with off-street parking.
31/03/2016 - 11:10
According to a new report by the Howard League for Penal Reform, children’s homes regularly resort to involving police instead of offering teenagers support.
30/03/2016 - 11:56
Additional funding is needed to support social care from being pushed closer to ‘breaking point’, according to the Local Government Association (LGA).
30/03/2016 - 11:53
Enterprise Zones have attracted nearly 24,000 jobs in the four years since they were introduced, according to the latest figures from the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG).
30/03/2016 - 11:51
City of York Council is set to introduce new thermal imaging technology to improve safety and reduce the amount of time spent at traffic lights for cyclists.
30/03/2016 - 11:49
Sutton Council has introduced new ‘ballot bins’ designed to encourage smokers to put their cigarette butts in bins instead of on the floor.
29/03/2016 - 12:33
Councils expect homelessness to increase and housing waiting lists lengthen, according to a survey published by the Local Government Association (LGA).
29/03/2016 - 12:32
The Department for Communities and Local Government has declared a new move to support 200,000 new homes for first time buyers under 40, as part of a pledge to build one million homes.
29/03/2016 - 11:22
Bristol Mayor George Ferguson is expected to sign up to a package of measures which aims to have 5,000 more electric vehicles (EV) on its roads by 2020.
29/03/2016 - 11:16
Over six million UK workers could be subject to pay cuts from April after the new flat-rate state pension comes into effect.
