Block of council flats in Hackney

Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, will attend MIPIM, the world’s most influential property event, in France to try and seek investment to help build thousands of more affordable homes in the capital. 

The government has announced up to £33 million will be directed to the Rural England Prosperity Fund (REPF).

£129 million has been released by the UK Government to support public service transformation in Northern Ireland.

£1.5 billion is to be allocated to neighbourhoods across the country, as part of the Plan for Neighbourhoods.

Wales is set to receive £100 million of funding through the government’s Plan for Neighbourhoods to tackle deprivation and turbocharge

The National Audit Office has published a report looking at financial sustainability in local government.

Deputy prime minister Angela Rayner has delivered a keynote speech at the Convention of the North, reaffirming the government’s commitment to

London skyline.

The mayor of London and London Councils have announced their London Growth plan which aims to turbocharge economic growth and boost productivity and prosperity across the capital.

A new report by the County Councils Network (CCN), County Spotlight, has revealed that almost nine in ten of England’s largest councils are using artificial intelligence, yet are held back from rolling out this technology more widely due to a lack of staff capacity, funding, and training.

Child on playground.

The Raising the National Plan Commission, a year-long independent inquiry into why play is critical to the wellbeing of children in England, has published its Interim Report, ‘State of Play’.

The government has announced an extra £30 million for Winter Pressures Funding.

Young apprentice in hi-vis jacket with clipboard

A recruitment campaign has been launched to address workforce shortages in local authorities, and aims to encourage young people aged between 18 to 27 to take up jobs in local authorities.

Councils that are in exceptional need of help are set to receive letters confirming government support to help balance their budgets.

A new government office complex in Manchester has been given planning consent.

People living and working in rural communities are being consulted on what government priorities should be to improve their lives.

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