The National Trust has announced a series of new initiatives to tackle climate change, including planting 20 million new trees.

Lincolnshire County Council is set to invest additional money in highways maintenance and flooding as part of its budget next year.

Families are facing homelessness because of the way some authorities are dealing with appeals against housing benefit claims.

Oxford City Council is installing new drinking fountains in three of the city’s parks, as part of the authority’s support for cutting plastic waste.

Robert Jenrick has announced that towns across England will be able to compete in a new Town of the Year competition.

The Local Government Association has revealed that the number of children in care has risen by 28 per cent in the past decade.

The County Councils Network (CCN) has welcomed a renewed commitment by the government to proceed with the Fair Funding Review.

Manchester City Council will act on proposals that will enshrine the principles of Martyn’s Law into future regulations.

A new report from the Chartered Institute of Housing shows that councils are still facing obstacles to building more homes.

The latest round of the Local Government Association’s Behavioural Insights Programme has awarded funding to eight councils.

415 schools in England are ‘stuck’ in a cycle of low performance and need better and more tailored support to improve.

United for All Ages has highlighted 20 ways in which the UK can create a ‘country for all ages’ by the end of this decade.

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