06/02/2020 - 09:26
Coiuncils can now apply to become the UK’s first all-electric bus town, a move deemed the ‘gold-standard’ in environmentally friendly public transport.
05/02/2020 - 14:30
Five UK councils have been awarded ‘Tree Cities of the World’ status for their commitment to urban forestry management.
05/02/2020 - 14:10
An online service to help drivers and businesses to prepare for the introduction of clean air zones with charges in Birmingham and Leeds has gone live.
05/02/2020 - 10:12
ASH has revealed that 280 children start smoking every day in England while government action on its Smokefree 2030 pledge is awaited.
05/02/2020 - 09:21
More than 100,000 people would be protected from financial hardship and homelessness if LHA rates were lifted to cover the cost of renting.
05/02/2020 - 08:40
97 per cent of councils are disappointed with the government’s progress in delivering a sustainable funding system for councils.
04/02/2020 - 17:05
Bristol has declared an Ecological Emergency in response to escalating threats to wildlife and ecosystems.
04/02/2020 - 15:48
Latest data released by the Cabinet Office shows the size of the government estate has dropped by almost a third over the past 10 years.
04/02/2020 - 14:46
Leeds City Council’s free local healthy living service has launched a campaign to reduce coronary heart disease and stroke.
04/02/2020 - 12:32
The West Midlands Combined Authority has become the first region in the UK to introduce its own localised definition of affordable housing.
04/02/2020 - 11:17
The Resolution Foundation says that sustained employment does not eliminate in-work poverty for too many households.
04/02/2020 - 10:58
Edinburgh households are more climate aware and generate less waste per resident than those of any other major Scottish city.
04/02/2020 - 09:30
The BBC has revealed that full rollout of universal credit is being delayed again, to 2024, adding £500 million to its overall cost.
04/02/2020 - 09:24
A new investigation has found that councils are sharing information about users of their websites with dozens of private companies.
04/02/2020 - 09:13
The government must go further and faster with plans to tackle air pollution by seizing a unique opportunity to clean up the country’s toxic air.
