Use national parks for more affordable housing

Carl Lis has said that more affordable housing should be built in England’s national parks to help communities excluded by spiralling prices.

Edinburgh to become a ‘Million Tree City’

Edinburgh is set to be home to one million trees by the end of this decade, joining international counterparts in becoming a Million Tree City.

Councils struggling to maintain homelessness services

New analysis has revealed that more than two-thirds of all council homelessness services in England have been pushed into the red.

Project to share bus data announced

Bus passengers across England will soon be able to plan their journeys down to the minute thanks to a pioneering project to share bus data.

Brighton exploring ‘car-free’ city centre by 2023

Brighton & Hove City councillors have agreed to explore the possibility of the city becoming ‘car-free’ by 2023.

One in 20 teachers reporting mental health problems

One in 20 teachers in England are reporting a long-lasting mental health problem and their well-being has not improved over the past three decades.

Growing link between air pollution and youth respiratory problems

A joint report has highlighted increasing evidence linking indoor air pollution and respiratory problems in children.

Bee Network initiative could be cycling blueprint

Andy Burnham has claimed that Greater Manchester’s joined-up cycling and walking network could provide a national blueprint for reducing congestion.

£112 million rough sleeping funding for councils

More rough sleepers will be helped off the streets as a result of an extra £112 million funding allocation for councils.

Former 'red wall' areas could miss out on council funding

The upcoming reallocation of council funding could redirect millions from so-called left-behind communities in the north to southern shires.

Half of councils unsure of their carbon footprint

Almost half of English local authorities do not know their own carbon footprint and do not measure all energy use from their built assets.

Majority of children in care need SEN support

More than 80 per cent of children in England who were in care during school years between the ages of five and 16 also received help for SEN.

Annual bus journeys in England fall by 15 per cent

A new report has found that journeys by bus have declined by 15 per cent outside of London in the last 10 years.

Leisure centres in need of urgent investment

The LGA has revealed that nearly two thirds of leisure centres across England are outdated and in need of urgent new investment from government.

£90 million programme to transform Wales’ towns

Hannah Blythyn has announced that Wales’ towns are to receive £90 million of additional investment.

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