Newcastle City Council’s cabinet has approved a proposal for innovative plans to set up an independent charitable trust to run the city’s parks.
The Mayor of London and 21 London boroughs are urging the government to give the capital the investment it needs to build more affordable homes.
Research has found that London councils are expecting to spend approximately £383 million to make social housing safer following the Grenfell Tower fire.
New analysis by the TUC union has revealed that the public sector pay cap has reduced spending power in England by £8.5 billion this year.
Worcestershire County Council is to launch a new academy for social workers in the region in the New Year.
The Road Safety Foundation has urged the government to immediately spend £200 million to tackle its most ‘high risk roads’.
Measures to address the long-term reform of adult social care need to be brought forward to tackle the significant pressures facing the sector.
New government figures on public spending have revealed that the north of England has seen the biggest cuts in spending over the past five years.
Local authorities and central government departments procured contracts worth £723 million between July and September 2017.
Research has shown that over 3,000 disabled people in England under the age of 65 are living in care homes for older people.
Oxford City Council has announced that it will partner the Jamie Oliver Foundation and Good Food Oxford to become more Sugar Smart.
Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, and the Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, have urged the Chancellor to end the police funding crisis.
Councillors in Hertfordshire have given the green light to the new priorities for the region’s libraries for 2018 - 2021.
Worcestershire County Council is investing millions of pounds into reducing traffic congestion in the county.
An assessment of cycling in cities has revealed that 78 per cent of people desire more protected bike routes on roads built to make cycling safer.