Mayor of London launches fairer energy company

Sadiq Khan has announced plans for a new, fair-priced, green energy company, available exclusively to Londoners from this December.

Further calls for mandatory sprinklers

Zurich Municipal is calling for urgent action by the government to improve fire protection in school premises.

Rural areas marginalised by slow digital services

Rural areas risk becoming ‘second-class’ citizens in the digital revolution as urban dwellers better benefit from next-generation broadband.

Government launches review into local gov audits

Sir Tony Redmond is to lead an independent review into the effectiveness of the audit and financial reporting of local authorities.

Lower election age amid environmental crisis

The government should respond to environmental breakdown and help younger and future generations realise a more sustainable world.

Councils seen as 'recruiting sergeants' for drug gangs

Councils are acting as ‘recruiting sergeants’ for drug dealers by sending children to areas where they will be exploited.

Government outsourcing at crossroads, warns think tank

A new report warns that politicians have ‘consistently overstated’ the extent of savings achieved through outsourcing services.

Government funding to tackle online hate

The government’s commitment to tackling hatred in all its forms has been boosted with £100,000 pledged to tackle online antisemitism.

Lib Dems pledge to cancel Brexit

The Liberal Democrats have pledged to cancel Brexit if they come to power at the next general election.

Plans to give more control of rail services to North revealed

Northern mayors and combined authorities will have greater control over setting local train fares, timetables, and budgets.

Bus journeys drop by over 300 million in five years

Bus journeys have plummeted by more than 300 million in just five years, falling to their lowest level in over a decade.

£95m announced to revive historic high streets

Nicky Morgan has revealed the locations that will benefit from a £95 million heritage boost for high streets in 69 towns across the country.

Blackpool’s Stanley Park named best in UK

As the Summer of Parks concludes, Fields in Trust has crowned Stanley Park in Blackpool as the UK's Best Park 2019.

Widescale ‘distrust’ in local recycling systems

42 per cent of people in the UK believe that their local authority ‘throws most of the recycling in with general waste’.

30,000 additional homes a year needed for later living

A new report has called for 30,000 additional homes for later living every year to boost mental and physical health of older people.

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