The LGA says that soft drinks levy funds should be used to help deliver vital public health schemes.
Sadiq Khan has introduced the world’s toughest vehicle emissions standard in central London to help reduce toxic air pollution.
£3 million has been made available to fund 28 innovative projects to improve air quality across local authorities in England.
Organisations which commission adult social care services are being invited to bid for a share of £4.8 million.
The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has revealed that two million Londoners are living in areas which exceed legal limits for air pollution.
A campaign for the government to fund the retro-fitting of life-saving sprinklers in thousands of high-rise tower blocks is underway.
Young people who give up time to care for someone they live with are experiencing widespread problems with their mental well-being.
Projects that support innovative uses of digital technology in the design and delivery of adult social care are set to share in new funding.
Thousands of care workers are being paid less than the national minimum wage as companies are being forced to pay for travel time.
Local authorities across the UK are massively underspending on preventative services due to cuts, according to a new survey.
Councils have been accused of abandoning the elderly by not paying enough to look after them.
More than one billion cycling trips would take place in 2040 in seven major cities if cycling rates doubled by 2025.
13 local authorities will receive funding and support to develop innovative plans to reduce childhood obesity.
The RCPCH has published a new report warning that political uncertainty and public health cuts pose risk to progress in child health policy.
For a week in February, a large traffic monitoring exercise is to be carried out in Liverpool as part of the council’s city-wide air quality