Newcastle City Council has invited the views of its residents about the city’s principal, countryside and neighbourhood parks and greenspaces.

Islington Council’s 2017/18 budget proposals include £40 million to build badly-needed new council homes.

It has been reported that Warrington Borough Council will spend £30 million on buying a 33 per cent stake in a new bank.

Arts Council England is investing £800,000 to put art and culture at the heart of plans to boost the visitor and tourist economy in the Midlands.

The Hendry Review, reporting on the strategic role of tidal lagoons in the UK, has backed plans for the £1.3 billion Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon.

Local authority leadership is key in supporting the delivery of sustainable new homes and communities, a new green paper says.

Following a freedom of information request by the Welsh Conservatives, councils in Wales have been urged to cut their spend on ‘propaganda’.

A nationwide competition to find the next UK City of Culture has been launched by Minister of State for Digital and Culture Matt Hancock.

The government has announced new measures to cut the noise allowed from night flights at Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted.

Winners of the £20 million funding in Low Emission Freight and Logistics Trial have been announced.

Britain’s arts industry will play a key role in promoting the country abroad post Brexit, the Culture Secretary has said.

Devon County Council has awarded a contract to SUEZ recycling and recovery UK to operate its Household Waste Recycling Centres.

Communities Secretary Sajid Javid has confirmed the appointment of Michael King as the new Local Government Ombudsman.

A survey carried out by the Local Government Information Unit (LGiU), and commissioned by the National Trust, has revealed 72 per cent of ward councillors believe the local planning system benefits developers at the expense of councils and local communities.

Sheffield City Council has said it is considering a move to end its contract with a waste firm 20 years early, claiming the deal is no longer fulfilling its needs.

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