Three projects that will use nature to reduce flood risk in and around Somerset are moving forward thanks to £2.53m in European grants.

Nottinghamshire County Council is spending an additional £7.5m this year to meet a sharp rise in the number of children taken into care.

Jake Berry has confirmed that more than 50 areas across the country are going through to the second phase of the Future High Streets Fund.

Funding councils have been forced to cut from road maintenance budgets since 2010 could have paid for the repair of nearly eight million potholes.

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government does not know how effective £12bn of funding has been for local economic growth.

Lord Bourne has announced a new £200,000 fund will help support and preserve Cornwall’s rich language, heritage and culture.

The LGA has warned that millions living in rural England are at risk of being 'left behind' following the UK’s withdrawal from the EU.

The Economic Affairs Committee recommends the government spend at least £8 billion to restore social care to acceptable standards.

Children’s Commissioner has argued for the next Prime Minister to put their proposed savings towards mending broken childhoods.

Councils risk losing £5.3bn in just 18 months if the government does not put in place replacement funding arrangements for Brexit.

A new Institute for Public Policy Research report has argued that austerity has failed economically, fiscally and socially.

Derby and Nottingham city councils have bid for up to £188 million of funding to improve public transport and better connect the two cities.

Northamptonshire County Council has delivered a balanced budget for 2018-19, with an underspend of £4.5 million.

The Transforming Places Through Heritage fund has opened to reinvigorate England’s high streets and town centres.

Birmingham City Council is one of 29 local authorities chosen to pilot a scheme that will help local councils recover unpaid council tax.

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