£40 million to improve historic high streets

Historic England will help to regenerate England’s struggling historic high streets with the aid of £40 million government funding.

Just £32 million withheld from PFI providers

Just £32 million was withheld from PFI providers, confirming government fears that tax payers are over-paying for poor service.

Population underestimating the true cost of care

More than half of the UK population are underestimating the cost of care home costs, by an average of £12,000 a year.

Homes England's new five year strategic plan welcomed

James Brokenshire has welcomed Homes England Strategic Plan, which is 'pivotal to helping deliver the homes that communities need'.

‘Unfair’ funding holding back social mobility in rural counties

The least socially mobile areas in England are counties because of ‘outdated’ and ‘inequitable’ method of council funding.

Calls for sustainable long-term library funding

CILIP and The Big Issue Group have jointly called for long-term sustainable investment to secure the future of England’s public libraries.

New planning rules to speed up property building

A major review has said that new planning rules should be produced for sites with more than 1,500 homes to speed up build out rates.

Bradford Council children's services 'inadequate'

Ofsted has judged children’s services at Bradford Council as inadequate, with children in need of protection left ‘at risk of serious harm’.

Council housing could generate £320 billion for economy

Councils could generate £320 billion over the next 50 years if they were able to build a ‘new generation’ of high-quality council housing.

£420m to tackle a growing pothole crisis

Local councils in England are to receive an extra £420 million to tackle the pothole crisis, as part of the Budget announcement.

Plans to tighten tenant safety announced

Housing Minister Heather Wheeler has announced plans to tighten health and safety standards for rental accommodation.

New plans to revitalise West Midlands town centres

A pioneering project from the WMCA and local councils is set to target five town centres to transform and revitalise the way they operate.

Provide Manchester same transport powers as London

Andy Burnham has claimed that Greater Manchester needs similar day-to-day powers over the running of transport as London.

Child protection plans witness steep increase

The number of children supported through a child protection plan has undergone the biggest annual increase in four years.

Majority unprepared for costs of adult social care

The overwhelming majority of people have not made any plans for how they will pay for adult social care in older age.

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