Research has found that the number of state secondary schools falling into deficit has almost trebled in the last four years to more than a quarter.
Over 300 homes and businesses will benefit from greater flood protection as part of Devon County Council’s Flood Risk Management Action Plan.
The NALC is to work with the Company of Community Organisers to build local relationships and help councillors engage with communities and residents.
Newcastle City Council is to ban plastics straws and switch to compostable coffee cups in its offices.
Manchester City Council has announced plans to increase the pay of the city’s home care assistants by £1 an hour.
The LGA and some local councils are supporting a new campaign to tackle child abuse and neglect and increase confidence in reporting incidents.
A new report by iMPOWER has detailed how councils have used the £2 billion Improved Better Care Fund since it was announced last Spring.
Sadiq Khan has revealed that businesses around London have joined a scheme that offers people free tap water ‘refills’.
The Department for Education has announced a £17 million package of support for councils to improve outcomes for vulnerable children.
Sajid Javid has recommended ‘a new start’ for Northamptonshire County Council which would best be achieved through the creation of two new unitary councils’.
Wirral Council has announced that it has saved £336,000 since it switched from Oracle support to Support Revolution three years ago.
Manchester City Council and Keep Britain Tidy are collaborating with the aim of making Manchester the UK’s first ‘Tidy City’ by 2020.