Gateshead Council has given the green light to the building of the first new council houses to be designed and built by the council for 30 years.
South Northamptonshire Council is incorporating advanced telematics to help cut fuel bills on its refuse vehicles and electric vehicles.
Ministers have revealed details of the North of Tyne devolution deal which will see the region benefit from £600 million of new government investment.
£30 million of funding for towns and villages along the route of the new High Speed Two railway will help improve road and cycle safety.
Proposals to develop community libraries have been backed by Bath & North East Somerset Council who plan to keep the mobile service operating.
Greater Manchester Combined Authority has announced a new wave of radical proposals to address homelessness and save lives as winter draws in.
Lancashire County Council has announced that a second library has reopened to the public under a flagship programme.
1,800 low paid workers employed by Leicester City Council will receive a pay rise in line with an increase in the real Living Wage.
The Mayor of London and 21 London boroughs are urging the government to give the capital the investment it needs to build more affordable homes.
Research has found that London councils are expecting to spend approximately £383 million to make social housing safer following the Grenfell Tower fire.
New analysis by the TUC union has revealed that the public sector pay cap has reduced spending power in England by £8.5 billion this year.
The Road Safety Foundation has urged the government to immediately spend £200 million to tackle its most ‘high risk roads’.
Measures to address the long-term reform of adult social care need to be brought forward to tackle the significant pressures facing the sector.
New government figures on public spending have revealed that the north of England has seen the biggest cuts in spending over the past five years.
Local authorities and central government departments procured contracts worth £723 million between July and September 2017.