12/05/2017 - 09:50
According to new figures by hoping charity Shelter, half a million low earners have had to borrow money to pay their rent during the past year.
10/05/2017 - 11:51
Data from the National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) has revealed that local government cuts have hit charities with research showing the charitable sector can expect to see ‘little rise’ in government income.
09/05/2017 - 11:38
Local government branches in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are being consulted over the pay claim for the next pay round.
08/05/2017 - 12:28
As his first act as the Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham has donated 15 per cent of his salary to kick start the Homelessness fund.
08/05/2017 - 11:26
Corby Borough Council is planning to cut the wages paid to apprentices so they are no longer earning the same as their instructors.
08/05/2017 - 10:17
Suffolk Coastal District Council has received £35,000 in funding to help deliver an innovative health project in Leiston, to help give people with long term health conditions non-medical support from the local community.
05/05/2017 - 10:37
A new report by researchers at the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) which analyses official spending data on councils’ social care spending has found one-in-ten authorities made cuts of more than a quarter.
04/05/2017 - 09:54
New figures from Cardiff City Council have shown the authority has collected fines of over £4.5 million from parking and motoring offences in the past 12 months.
03/05/2017 - 11:08
According to a new survey from independent trust Power to Change, Liverpudlians are more likely to be aware of local council cuts than residents in Birmingham, Manchester and London.
28/04/2017 - 10:33
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has announced that the GLA will not provide the vital financial guarantees needed for construction to begin.
28/04/2017 - 09:54
A report has claimed that the government is dependent on a ‘broken’ market, and lacks ambition in addressing current housing needs.
26/04/2017 - 10:16
Infrastructure projects worth almost £6.4 billion will be under construction throughout Scotland in 2017.
24/04/2017 - 10:19
Harsher punishments for the most serious speeding offences have come into force in England and Wales.
21/04/2017 - 11:49
Adur and Worthing Councils have announced the £4.2 million purchase of 24 new waste trucks to maintain the weekly collection of residential refuse.
21/04/2017 - 10:32
The government has published its £1.2 billion long-term plan to make cycling and walking the natural choice for shorter journeys.
