A renaissance of historic county flags is well underway as the government publishes guidance to help councils celebrate their rich heritage.
Councils are warning that homes created using permitted development rights are a potential threat to people’s health and well-being.
The government’s plans to introduce a compulsory register for home-educated children risk failing children’s safety, warns LGA.
The government’s failure to back Greater Manchester’s clean air proposals with fair funding could put jobs and businesses at risk.
The beaches receiving international Blue Flag and Seaside Awards have been announced by the Keep Britain Tidy charity.
Universal Credit is draining cash and resources from already hard-pressed councils and their not-for-profit housing companies.
Keep Britain Tidy is calling on parents across the UK to make time to visit their local green space with their child.
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough are combining their efforts and launching a county-wide campaign to tackle fly–tipping.
New research has warned that working parents will have to find £828 on average for six weeks of holiday childcare per child this Summer.
Child poverty is becoming the norm in some parts of the UK, with more than half of children living trapped in poverty in some constituencies.
The Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee has launched a new inquiry into progress on devolution in England.
The LGiU has called on the next Prime Minister to address local government funding in his first 100 days in office.
Home Secretary Sajid Javid is set to announce a new legal duty on public bodies to prevent and tackle serious violence.
The number of young people being treated for Type 2 diabetes has risen by nearly 50 per cent in just five years.
The government’s Controlling Migration Fund is to provide an extra £28 million for councils across the country.