16/11/2020 - 12:35
Named family and friends may soon be able to regularly visit loved ones in care homes as a new testing pilot is launched.
16/11/2020 - 10:29
A project trialling digital technology with disadvantaged communities has found that tackling the ‘digital divide’ is crucial to reducing health inequalities.
16/11/2020 - 10:22
More than a million young people in England could be missing formal full-time education, fuelled by significant gaps in education legislation.
16/11/2020 - 09:47
London Councils has revealed that seven out of ten Londoners agree that tackling climate change is a priority for the capital.
16/11/2020 - 09:34
The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs has announced greater protections for iconic landscapes and the creation of new national parks.
14/11/2020 - 09:30
The LGA says that councils should be able to act shoulder-to-shoulder with the NHS in the distribution of a coronavirus vaccine.
13/11/2020 - 15:36
Small businesses will receive a significant £2.2 billion from the government to help them through the current period of national restrictions.
13/11/2020 - 14:39
The AA has found that just one in six English councils have installed on-street charge points in residential areas.
13/11/2020 - 06:48
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has announced that councils will receive a further £175 million to create safe space for cycling and walking.
12/11/2020 - 14:31
Over 19,000 job placements for unemployed young people have so far been created under the government’s £2 billion Kickstart Scheme.
12/11/2020 - 14:26
Two million people have now been reached by the service, including those who tested positive and their contacts.
12/11/2020 - 11:00
The Housing Advisers Programme funds the provision of independent expertise for councils undertaking specific projects to tackle the housing crisis.
12/11/2020 - 07:48
Only one in five of England’s largest councils are confident of setting a balanced budget next year without dramatic reductions to frontline services.
11/11/2020 - 15:57
The Northern Health Science Alliance has reported that the north has been hit harder than the rest of England during the coronavirus pandemic.
11/11/2020 - 11:14
Anne Longfield has warned that thousands of children in care being ‘failed by the state’ because of a broken residential care home market.
