The Smith Institute think tank has urged the government to pause all public service outsourcing and PFI deals.

A ‘Western Powerhouse’ can boost job prospects across the whole region and rival the Northern Powerhouse, the Welsh Secretary has said.

SUEZ recycling and recovery UK has been awarded a contract by Devon County Council to develop a new waste transfer station.

Sheffield City Council has applied for funding to convert two of its retired refuse collection vehicles to run on the waste taken away from households.

The Treasury Select Committee has said that government plans to tackle the housing crisis will fail without further reforms.

Small and medium-sized businesses may be worst affected when the UK leaves the European Union.

An Ofsted report of Birmingham City Council’s children’s services has heralded ‘continued progress’ and improvement in the quality of social work.

Leeds City Council is to introduce a charge residents looking to dispose of certain types of household rubbish at their local waste sorting site.

The Department for BEIS has announced the creation of a new office tasked with identifying consumer risks and managing responses to large-scale product recalls and repairs.

New analysis shows that approximately 1,000 children’s centres across England have not been inspected for over five years.

Multi-million pound flood scheme to open in Birmingham

New flood scheme that reduces the risk of flooding to over 200 homes and businesses in Selly Park South has officially opened.

Thousands of council bridges at risk of collapse

Almost 3,500 council-maintained road bridges have a greater risk of collapse, new figures have revealed.

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