Aberdeen City Council, Aberdeenshire Council and Moray Council have approved the second stage Inter-Authority Agreement to develop the £150 million facility.

The Commons Justice Committee has said that more attention should be paid towards measures to prevent offenders aged 18-25 from reoffending.

The Sixth Form Colleges Association's (SFCA) annual survey has suggested that two thirds of colleges have been forced to drop courses due to funding pressures.

Plans have been revealed to construct 61 new council homes in Carmarthenshire, as part of an £8.5 million investment to increase the council’s housing stock.
The houses will be built in Llwynhendy, Pembrey, Llandybie and Llandovery.
The council was the first local authority in Wales to build new council homes since the 1980s when it developed 12 new homes in 2014.
Almost 20 homes have already been bought this year at a collective cost of £1.7 million.
If the plans are approved by full council, building could be begin next March.

Scottish Borders Council has said it is considering plans to ban some street signage as part of a wider strategy to improve road safety.

Wrexham Council is expected to pay out £164,000 in lost income over broken and vandalised pay and display parking meters.

New research published by Deloitte has revealed that 41 per cent of the public think that leaving the EU will be bad for UK public services.
Produced in collaboration with think tank, Reform, the insight is informed by interviews with public sector leaders, citizen research and an in-depth analysis of government data.
‘The State of the State 2016-17 - Brexit and the business of government’ report revealed a rather pessimistic outlook, with only 28 per cent of the 1,099 citizens asked thinking Brexit will be good for public services.

Data has revealed that 86 per cent of local authorities spent nothing on IT security training this year.

The Tinder Foundation has argued that libraries should not receive an automatic ‘get out of austerity free’ card in the face of closures.
The charity wants libraries to become ‘community hubs’, offering local communities more than just a book-lending service, by working with other local groups such as Jobcentres and GPs to offer services such as digital skills, jobs clubs, community workshops and school programmes.
Helen Milner, the Tinder Foundation’s chief executive, argued that protecting libraries from closure at all costs could actually be holding the sector back.

City of York Council will create a Safe Haven to provide a place of ‘out of hours’ safety for those at risk of experiencing a mental health crisis.