£5bn national discounts threatening RTB future

Tenants have received discounts of nearly £5 billion to help purchase their council home under the Right to Buy scheme since April 2012.

Government sets out coronavirus ‘battle plan’

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has set out the government’s action plan to tackle the developing spread of the coronavirus.

Youth services key to cutting crime and loneliness

Over half of young people feel that a primary purpose of youth services should be to keep young people off the streets.

£19.75 million pledged for businesses in North of Tyne

Jamie Driscoll, Mayor of the North of Tyne Combined Authority, has announced £19.75 million for business in the North of Tyne.

Trailblazer councils commit to keeping it local

The first councils to sign up to Locality’s Keep it Local Network have been revealed.

Manchester sets out five-year climate plan

Manchester City Council has detailed how it will reduce the carbon emissions from its buildings, energy use and transport.

Council cycling-spend at just £2 per head

Local authorities have spent on average just £2 per head of population per year on cycling infrastructure over the last decade.

Community groups to receive funding for green spaces

Dozens of community groups will receive funding to transform neglected urban spaces into thriving green spaces.

Measures to promote renewable homes launched

The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy has set out the details of the next round of the Contracts for Difference scheme.

Sadiq Khan calls for ‘water-only’ schools

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has urged all of London’s primary schools to become ‘water only’ in a bid to tackle childhood obesity.

Grimsby town centre receives regeneration boost

Robert Jenrick has announced over £3.5 million of government funding for Grimsby, including £2.2 million for its landmark Town Deal.

Warwick DC approves climate emergency referendum

Councillors at Warwick District Council have voted for a referendum in order to fund a Climate Emergency Action Programme.

Impose mandatory mattress recycling to reduce fly-tipping

The LGA has said that more than 33,000 mattresses were illegally dumped across England between 2018 and 2019.

Majority of UK homes 'fail on energy efficiency targets'

New analysis has found that nearly two thirds of UK homes currently fail to meet long-term energy efficiency targets.

Local elections could be delayed by coronavirus outbreak

Lawyers are assessing the possibility of delaying the local authority, mayoral and police and crime commissioner elections in May.

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