Government policies to stimulate local economic growth are not consistently based on evidence of what interventions are likely to be most effective.

A new £1 million fund has been established by the Scottish Government to support projects which look after the well-being of staff working in social care.

CIPFA’s 2022 Financial Resilience Index shows that English local authority reserves have grown to £29 billion, up from £19 billion in 2019/2020.

Michael Gove has published the government’s Levelling Up white paper setting out an ambitious blueprint to expand opportunities across the whole UK.

Young people will be given access to more activities, trips away from home and volunteering opportunities as part of a new National Youth Guarantee.

A cross-party group of MPs has declared that Londoners must not be excluded from the benefits of the government’s levelling up plans.

An investigation has found stark levels of inequality between rural and urban areas when it comes to health and social care services.

A new study has found that polices designed to address regional inequalities are less effective when undertaken in a national and centralised approach.

Sadiq Khan has called on the government to take urgent steps to tackle the spiralling cost of living amid rising poverty levels in the capital.

The City of Edinburgh Council is to revolutionise security and surveillance across the capital with a £2.6 million investment in a new CCTV Control Centre.

New government figures show that 397 households became homeless every day between July and September 2021.

Towns and cities will be transformed thanks to a radical new regeneration programme that will breathe fresh life into disadvantaged communities.

Hampshire County Council is the first Highway Authority in the country to trial plant-based plastic bollards to reduce its carbon footprint.

Oxford City Council has announced that Britain’s first Zero Emission Zone (ZEZ) will begin in the city on 28 February 2022.

Birmingham City Council has published its Clean Air Strategy for the city, outlining a clear set of greener actions, priorities and pledges.

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