Gloucester City Council will set up a Property Investment Board to make decisions on buying and selling properties to raise council funds.

Government plans for the new £18 billion Hickley Point nuclear power station are ‘not value for money’ and is a ‘risky’ project.

A number of utility companies have announced a package of support for victims of the Grenfell Tower fire, alongside government funding.

Surrey County Council has launched a consultation on proposals to save up to £2 million-a-year from community recycling centres.

New Help to Buy statistics show that over 285,000 completions have taken place using one or more of the government’s Help to Buy schemes.

The government has announced the companies in the running for the new West Coast Partnership rail franchise and the next South Eastern franchise.

Met Police say policing could be at ‘significant’ risk as funding is promised for counter terrorism policing.

Greater Manchester libraries are introducing a new initiative that aims to help people across the city region launch their own start-up businesses.

Transport for the North has released its Strategic Transport Plan to transform the North’s economy through investment in transport infrastructure.

New figures have revealed that more than a quarter of children in care in Wales were placed in new homes outside of their county.

The latest Small Business Index, conducted by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), has shown a drop in confidence among small firms.

Health and care organisations in Surrey have signed an agreement to integrate health and social care in the region.

Essex County Council has launched a trial of ‘smart’ streetlights, that offer the potential to monitor pollution and create Wi-Fi hotspots.

Emerging concerns over care home fees and funding

Families are being charged by care homes for extended periods after a resident has died, as well as large upfront fees, a market study reveals.

Three unions have submitted a pay claim that attempts to narrow the growing gap between declining wages and the rising cost of living.

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