Andy Burnham has labelled the new Greater Manchester model of public service delivery as a ‘big test for devolution’ for the region.
Cambridgeshire County Council has agreed funding of more than £30 million to develop four new clean energy schemes in the region.
28,100 local authority jobs have been lost in Wales since 2010 as a result of severe spending cuts driven by the UK Westminster government.
A new initiative has been launched to explore different options for how libraries could be better funded and managed.
Leeds City Council has announced proposals to proceed with a ‘pragmatic two-step solution’ to provide enhanced flood protection measures.
Almost £1 million has been awarded to 25 projects to restore coastal landmarks and bring economic growth to coastal communities.
West Yorkshire Combined Authority has announced that 88 new, free electric vehicles rapid-charge points are to be installed from next year.
Sheffield City Council has set out its ambitions for the city’s parks with a new five-year strategy that could see millions invested in green spaces.
New figures show that the number of new homes built for social rent has fallen by almost four-fifths in a decade.
Shelter has said that there has been a 13,000 increase in the number of people recorded as homeless in Britain from last year.
Wales continues to invest more in key public services than other parts of the UK, especially in health and social services.
Transport spending per person has gone up twice as much in London as in the North since the Northern Powerhouse agenda was introduced in 2014.
Northamptonshire County Council has spent more than £15 million since the start of April placing children in care homes in other parts of the country.
RAC Foundation reports that councils in England have seen their parking ‘profits’ rise by 32 per cent in the last four years.
Councils spent more than £160 million last year on taxis and private hire vehicles to transport children with SEND to and from schools.