Faced with increasing pressure to do more with less, all kinds of organisations are looking at ways to work smarter and local government is no exception.
06/06/2025 - 10:56
As part of a £500 million investment to tackle potholes across England, roads in Yorkshire and the North East will receive an extra £20 million to tackle potholes, as well as an extra £12.8 million to build new cycle lanes and pavements in the North East.
05/06/2025 - 11:00
Jobcentres are set to update their approach to helping jobseekers get back into employment, starting in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, through council collaboration.
05/06/2025 - 10:40
The new Pensions Scheme Bill is set to make managing and accessing pensions much easier, as well as creating bigger and better pensions funds.
04/06/2025 - 11:28
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced a huge £15.6 billion package for trams, train and bus projects across the Midlands, the North, and the West Country.
03/06/2025 - 10:50
The Bus Services Bill, which received its second reading in the House of Commons yesterday (2nd June 2025), will ensure that vital bus routes are protected from being scrapped at short notice.
02/06/2025 - 11:47
Revisions at the Spring Statement and Main Estimates from the Treasury has meant that the Scottish government will now receive £50 billion, an uplift from the previously-agreed £47.7 billion
27/05/2025 - 10:11
South Western Railway (SWR) services came back under public control on Sunday (25th May 2025), ending almost thirty years of privatisation.
23/05/2025 - 11:39
The Tata Steel/ Port Talbot Transition Board, shared by Welsh secretary Jo Stevens, has announced £21.2 million for three new regeneration projects, set to bring an estimated £119 million in gross value added (GVA) benefits to the local economy.
23/05/2025 - 10:45
Public sector workers across England, including teachers and doctors, will see a pay rise for 2025-26, as announced yesterday (22nd May 2025).
21/05/2025 - 10:28
Homes England and West of England Mayoral Combined Authority (MCA) have signed a Strategic Place Partnership (SPP) to boost locally-lead housing projects in the region.
21/05/2025 - 09:52
A new Ministry of Defence office has started construction in Blackpool, which involves a collaboration between Blackpool Council working with development partner Muse Places and construction company VINCI Building.
20/05/2025 - 09:35
According to provisional figures, Homes England has beaten its annual targets for the number of houses started, completed, and potential homes unlocked in 2024-25, which is a key part of the government’s mission to deliver 1.5 million homes
15/05/2025 - 11:43
The government has announced that thousands of civil servant roles are to be relocated to 13 locations across the UK to develop and deliver policy
07/05/2025 - 10:04
At the Marine Energy Wales Conference in Cardiff, the Welsh government announced a £2 million equity investment in tidal energy firm Inyanga
06/05/2025 - 11:05
The first minister, John Swinney, is set to publish Scotland’s Programme for Government, which will set out new measures to strengthen Scotland’s public services and support citizens during the cost-of-living crisis.
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