Cheshire unveils Pre-Budget Consultation Report 2018-21

Cheshire East Council has published a budget report that outlines its financial plans for the next three years.

Funding cuts means councils can only help children in crises

Demand for crisis support for children is rising sharply as councils cut funding for preventative services, a new report warns.

Unemployment remains at 40-year low

Unemployment has remained at 4.3 per cent, the lowest rate since 1975, official figures show.

Lancashire calls for government support for advanced manufacturing

Lancashire County Council and the Lancashire Enterprise Partnership have written to the government to encourage further development of advanced manufacturing.

New towns and village get green light

Plans for 44,000 new jobs and 33,500 new homes in Cambridge and South Cambridgeshire have moved a step forward.

New partnership to beat homelessness

A new partnership aimed at providing better and more consistent support services for homeless people in Bristol has launched.

150 LMH homes given green light

Plans by Liverpool Mutual Homes (LMH) to build 150 affordable homes on Edge Lane have been given the go ahead.

Younger people stuck in care homes for older people

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 attempts to cut sugar consumption

Oxford City Council has announced that it will partner the Jamie Oliver Foundation and Good Food Oxford to become more Sugar Smart.

London and Manchester mayors seek end to police cuts

Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, and the Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, have urged the Chancellor to end the police funding crisis.

Hertfordshire signals next stage off libraries plans

Councillors in Hertfordshire have given the green light to the new priorities for the region’s libraries for 2018 - 2021.

Worcestershire continues investment into reducing congestion

Worcestershire County Council is investing millions of pounds into reducing traffic congestion in the county.

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