Chief executives from councils across the country are set to benefit from a first-of-its-kind development programme.

Brighton and Hove City Council has taken on four new electric HGVs to support the city’s refuse and recycling service, and is also investing in electric vehicle charging facilities at Hollingdean depot.

Three councils are planning to buy ten houses exposed to illegal levels of nitrous dioxide (NO2).

Camden London Borough Council has selected a charging solutions operator to assume responsibility for the ongoing operation and maintenance of 92 charge points across the borough, which were part of the Go Ultra Low City Scheme (GULCS) contract which is soon to expire.

Hull City Council’s Cabinet has approved plans to enable the purchase of 40 electric buses following a successful bid for the government's ZEBRA2 (zero emission bus regional areas) scheme.

The Welsh government has announced the newly refurbished Cardigan Market Hall will aim to provide long term sustainability for market traders.

Counter fraud experts representing 13 local authorities across the country met to share best practice in the fight on fraud. 

Hundreds of people gathered in Birmingham city centre yesterday to protest cuts proposed by the local authority.

Nottingham City Council is the worst local authority in England, while Torridge District Council in Devon is the best, according to government performance statistics.

The Labour Party has taken Blackpool South from the Conservatives in a by-election today.

Ahead of May’s local and mayoral elections, motorists have noted an absence of conversation around charging infrastructure from candidates, a

The LGA has joined forces with the Electoral Commission and the Jo Cox Foundation to call for no abuse towards candidates at this set of local elections.

New planning powers come into effect today giving local councils more tools to hold rogue developers to account as part of the government’s Levelling-up and Regeneration Act.

The first of Nottingham City Transport’s new electric buses entered service last week (11 April).

Hundreds of new electric vehicle (EV) charging points are set to be installed across Swindon.

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