Wales bans use of combustible cladding on high rises

The use of combustible cladding on the external walls of high rise buildings in Wales will be banned from 13 January 2020.

Next London Borough of Culture competition begins

Seven boroughs from across the capital have been invited to City Hall to present their bid to be the next London Borough of Culture.

Queen's Speech delivered to Parliament

The Queen's Speech includes expected promises for the NHS, as well as legally-binding targets on climate change and NLW increases.

Nearly a third of England's secondary schools running deficits

New financial analysis by Reform has found that 28 per cent of local authority maintained secondary schools in England are in the red.

Wales pledges further funding for cleaner transport

Investing in low emission vehicles and creating a more resilient transport system are to receive Welsh Government funding.

Investment provokes more bus journeys in the West Midlands

The number of people catching the bus in the West Midlands has rocketed by almost eight million over the last year.

Cornwall launches the Forest for Cornwall project

Cornwall Council has launched its ambitious climate emergency project the Forest for Cornwall, drawing high praise from the Woodland Trust.

Unpaid carers over 80 save government £23bn a year

An army of carers amongst the oldest old in our society, those aged 80 or over, provide 23 million hours of unpaid care a week.

280,000 people in England are recorded as homeless

Shelter has revealed that 280,000 people are recorded as homeless in England, an increase of 23,000 since 2016.

NHS winter crisis worsened by air pollution

175 doctors have written to Boris Johnson warning of public health crisis as hospitals overcrowd with air quality-caused illnesses.

Additional £3.2m for London’s Violence Reduction Unit

Sadiq Khan will invest an additional £3.2 million in the capital’s Violence Reduction Unit this year and in future years.

Birmingham joins Partnership for Health Cities

Birmingham City Council has joined the Partnership for Healthy Cities in a bid to increase safe and active mobility for all citizens.

Scotland must match 2045 Net Zero target with action

The CCC has said that Scotland must match the ambition of its world-leading Net Zero 2045 target with decisive action.

Abandon ‘city centric policy obsession’, government urged

New ministers have been urged to ensure that their pledge to unleash the potential of the UK does not ignote 'left behind areas'.

Rough sleeping falls by over a quarter in Manchester

The number of people sleeping rough in the Greater Manchester city-region has fallen by 37 per cent in one year.

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