Sue Robb of 4Children talks to Julie Laughton and Alison Britton from the Department for Education about the role of childminders in delivering the 30 hours free entitlement.
20/03/2017 - 12:05
A new joint report, published by the Local Government Association (LGA) and Public Health England (PHE), has warned that not enough is known about the health and well-being of people living in the countryside.
20/03/2017 - 11:22
The DfT has announced a new £23 million fund aimed at accelerating the take up of hydrogen vehicles and roll out more cutting-edge infrastructure.
17/03/2017 - 09:58
Waveney District has published a report making a series of recommendations to improve the response to storms, after it labelled the response to January’s storm surge ‘inadequate’.
16/03/2017 - 11:15
A new Keep Wales Tidy survey has revealed that collecting and disposing of litter discarded on Welsh roads is costing £3.5 million a year.
10/03/2017 - 09:15
Civil liberties group Liberty has accused Rochdale Council of misusing its power, following its introduction of a Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) which includes a ban on swearing, skateboarding and begging.
08/03/2017 - 15:19
Chancellor Philip Hammond has presented the 2017 Spring Budget, with aims announced to ease congestion on local roads.
07/03/2017 - 10:51
Hafodyrynys Road in Crumlin in Caerphilly has been highlighted as the UK's most polluted street outside London.
07/03/2017 - 09:40
Councillors from the Scottish Borders Council have unanimously objected to the construction of a 15-turbine wind farm near Bonchester Bridge.
07/03/2017 - 09:27
The Environment Agency (EA) has started work on a £3.8million scheme aimed at reducing the risk of flooding to over 400 homes and businesses in Totnes.
03/03/2017 - 10:54
New figures show that councils will have to spend £50 million to clear litter, as incidents of fly-tipping continue to increase.
02/03/2017 - 12:29
The Department for Culture, Media & Sport has confirmed that eleven areas have registered bids to be UK City of Culture 2021.
02/03/2017 - 11:28
The Environment Audit Committee has called on the government to publish its long-delayed 25-year plan for improving nature in England, in a letter to Environment Secretary Andrea Leadsom.
02/03/2017 - 09:53
Highland Council has announced it will start charging a £30 annual fee for brown wheelie bins, which collect ‘green waste’ and are emptied fortnightly from spring to late autumn.
01/03/2017 - 11:27
A team of waste management experts have joint together to form the Newcastle Waste Commission, to tackle the city’s ‘mountain of waste’.
01/03/2017 - 10:58
A new report has claimed that Brexit creates an opportunity for the government to develop a new approach to waste and resources policy.
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