19/01/2018 - 11:32
Road maintenance spending by councils is at the lowest level it has been in 10 years, new government figures show.
19/01/2018 - 11:15
Devon County Council has successfully applied for funding to support unaccompanied children who arrive seeking asylum in the UK.
19/01/2018 - 11:04
Children’s Services in Norfolk no longer require the county council’s intervention and the adoption service is outstanding, Ofsted has found.
18/01/2018 - 16:47
More than 77,000 beds for older people in England are in sub-standard homes, Which? has discovered.
18/01/2018 - 16:31
Nearly one in 10 new homes over the last two years was converted from an office and included no affordable housing or supporting investment in infrastructure.
17/01/2018 - 12:01
The District Councils’ Network has urged for changes to the ‘unfair’ system governing council tax increases which are curbing their key role in prevention.
17/01/2018 - 11:51
Figures from the CCN have indicated that local services are at breaking point as a result of an increasingly elderly population and ‘outdated’ government funding.
17/01/2018 - 10:19
Prime Minister Theresa May is to host a reception at Downing Street and set out the government’s plans to tackle loneliness and social isolation.
16/01/2018 - 16:46
Sajid Javid has announced that councils will receive an additional £29 million to boost their support for unaccompanied asylum seeking children.
16/01/2018 - 10:34
Essex County Council’s budget proposals for 2018/19 include investment in the region’s roads, schools and homes.
16/01/2018 - 09:55
Plans for Newcastle City Council and Northumberland County Council to merge their transactional services have taken a major step forward.
16/01/2018 - 09:40
New research has revealed that a third of the lowest-income households in Britain have loans and credit card debts that outstrip the assets they hold.
