£7 million government investment for youth projects

Youth projects across the country will receive a share of a £7 million investment from the Youth Accelerator Fund.

Spending with small businesses up by almost £2bn

The Cabinet Office has revealed that for the year 2018/19, government spending with small and medium size firms rose to £14.2 billion.

West Yorkshire could get further devolution powers

Treasury Minister Simon Clarke is holding a meeting with the West Yorkshire Combined Authority to discuss extra powers from Westminster.

Councils struggling to maintain homelessness services

New analysis has revealed that more than two-thirds of all council homelessness services in England have been pushed into the red.

Project to share bus data announced

Bus passengers across England will soon be able to plan their journeys down to the minute thanks to a pioneering project to share bus data.

Bee Network initiative could be cycling blueprint

Andy Burnham has claimed that Greater Manchester’s joined-up cycling and walking network could provide a national blueprint for reducing congestion.

Former 'red wall' areas could miss out on council funding

The upcoming reallocation of council funding could redirect millions from so-called left-behind communities in the north to southern shires.

£90 million programme to transform Wales’ towns

Hannah Blythyn has announced that Wales’ towns are to receive £90 million of additional investment.

New powers for the police to enforce drone laws

The government has acted to give police forces across the country new powers to tackle the misuse of drones.

South performing worse in tackling air pollution

Centre for Cities has found that more than one in 19 deaths in UK cities and large towns are related to long-term exposure to air pollution.

Overcrowded private rentals double in 10 years

Over 283,000 households who rent privately are living in overcrowded conditions, according to the English Housing Survey.

Shift in UK land use needed to deliver Net Zero

A transformation in land use across the UK is needed off the UK is to achieve its aim of becoming a net zero economy by 2050.

Rhondda Valley’s Treorchy crowned best high street

Treorchy High Street has been crowned the UK’s best in this year’s Great British High Street Awards.

Universal Credit flaws are causing debt and destitution

It is vital that the government take urgent steps to reform the design flaws within the Universal Credit system, says StepChange.

Emergency Tree Plan for the UK published

The Woodland Trust has outlined how the UK can rapidly increase tree cover to help reach net zero carbon emissions.

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