Sadiq Khan has agreed plans with 26 London boroughs to build 11,000 new council homes at social rent levels over the next four years.
£3.2 billion a year is required to reverse the impact of public health cuts and ensure that funding is re-allocated according to need.
A first meeting of cities and regions has resulted in reignited calls for further devolution away from Westminster as Brexit becomes a reality.
A number of unions and children’s organisations have urged the government to prioritise children in the government's spending decisions.
NHS Digital has revealed that local authorities received 1.8 million new requests for adult social care support in 2017-18.
Leeds City Council has begun to replace its existing fleet with 51 electric Nissan E-NV200 vans, creating a total EV fleet of 95 vehicles.
Fifth of councils have felt a direct impact from China’s restrictions on imports of mixed paper and certain types of plastic over the last year.
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan is launching a new £10 million fund to increase London councils' housing and planning teams.
The rules preventing people found guilty of serious crimes from serving on local councils will be strengthened.
There are 15,800 babies under the age of one considered to be vulnerable or highly vulnerable and at risk of harm, but still living at home.
12 councils and 31 housing associations will receive funding for the removal and replacement of unsafe cladding from 135 buildings.
Local authorities in England will receive a share of a £240 million fund to help local areas ease winter pressures on the NHS.
The government is unlikely to invest almost £1 billion in local communities through the ESF, risking the money being sent back to Brussels.
Theresa May has launched the first strategy to tackle loneliness, claiming it to be ‘one of the greatest public health challenges of our time’.
The crisis facing local transport has reached a pivotal point as the number of local bus journeys has fallen to a 12-year low.