Shetland Islands Council has been forced to move staff out of its headquarters in Lerwick due to structural concerns with the building.

Government statistics have shown that more than 10,000 migrant households have been given emergency council accommodation, as a result of losing their home and needing to care for children.

Kent County Council says a shortage of foster carers is reaching crisis point.

The introduction of ‘charity bins’ has successfully reduced litter by an average of 30 per cent in five locations across England.
Organised by Keep Britain Tidy, the Bin it for Good campaign encourages people to do the right thing and put their rubbish in the bin while at the same time making money for local charities. The more rubbish that goes in the bin and the less litter that is thrown on the ground, the more money is given to good causes.

A new report from the Association of Electoral Administrators (AEA) has called for a ‘root and branch review’ of the electoral process in the UK.
The EU referendum, the transition to Individual Electoral Registration and the May elections have all caused ‘unprecedented’ challenges, with the AEA warning that ‘the system came closer to collapse than ever before.’

A proposal to invest £1.6million to help protect an area of Leeds from flooding by developing a new natural greenspace is to be discussed.

Four London councils have set up a new partnership initiative, Low Emission Logistics, to reduce pollution emissions from delivery vehicles.
Southwark, Croydon, Lambeth and Wandsworth councils will use the new partnership to reduce toxic nitrogen dioxide emissions from both local authority and business deliveries by 40 per cent, through better coordination and changing purchasing behaviour.

First Minister of Wales Carwyn Jones has set out his government’s five year plan to drive improvement in the Welsh economy and public services.

The UK government needs to take urgent action to support the efforts of the Scottish government to stimulate growth in the wake of Brexit.

Sajid Javid is in North America to show American businesses how investing in the Midlands region could put them in the fast lane for growth.