Over 300 homes and businesses will benefit from greater flood protection as part of Devon County Council’s Flood Risk Management Action Plan.
Manchester City Council has announced plans to increase the pay of the city’s home care assistants by £1 an hour.
A new report by iMPOWER has detailed how councils have used the £2 billion Improved Better Care Fund since it was announced last Spring.
The Department for Education has announced a £17 million package of support for councils to improve outcomes for vulnerable children.
Sajid Javid has recommended ‘a new start’ for Northamptonshire County Council which would best be achieved through the creation of two new unitary councils’.
Wirral Council has announced that it has saved £336,000 since it switched from Oracle support to Support Revolution three years ago.
As part of its tenure as the UK City of Culture, the 2017 events in Hull brought a ‘significant increase’ in arts and culture participation.
The BMA has warned that council-run public health is heading in the ‘wrong direction’ with funding ’significantly reduced’ over recent years.
The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman warns about the issues found during investigations into councils’ management of external contracts.
Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has welcomed the next stages of the £1.7 billion Transforming Cities Fund to transform local journeys.
The Chancellor has announced a number of new housing plans in his Spring Statement, including £1.67 billion for affordable homes in London.
Cherwell District Council is exploring an innovative new approach to helping local people finance self-build homes.
Skanska has been revealed as the top regular supplier to local government in 2017, a new ranking by Tussell has shown.
CIPFA has urged the government to funnel more tax towards social care as part of its social care Green Paper wish list.
A new poll has highlighted support for an end to austerity, an increase in spending and for public services to be brought back in house.