Stoke-on-Trent Council has taken on ‘waste minimisation’ staff to check through residents’ rubbish and ensure they’re throwing away the right kind of waste.

Highland Council is set to sign a contract with WIPRO Holdings UK ltd, allowing the contractor to oversee its technology, including the roll-out of tablet computers in schools.

Charity Mencap has called upon local authorities to do more in helping parents with disabled children access services over the summer holidays.

The Home Affairs Select Committee has called on social media giants such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube to show a greater sense of responsibility in targeting groups which are using their services to promote extremism.

A lack of money and further expected budget cuts is putting parks in Brighton and Hove at risk, according to the City Council.
The council has warned that as budgets decline, with the budget being slashed by £68 million between 2015 and 2019, it will have to make controversial decisions about how the city's parks and open spaces will be protected and maintained into the future.

The amount of waste being recycled across Welsh councils over the last year hit 60 per cent as councils seek to avoid fines.
Targets set for 2015-16 was 58 per cent, before rising to 64 per cent by 2020 and 70 per cent by 2025.
With a 65 per cent recycling rate, Pembrokeshire was the best-performing authority, while Blaenau Gwent was the lowest with 49 per cent.

The West Midlands Combined Authority has received more than £36 million as part of the government's new devolution deal with the region.
The investment is a part of the region’s devolution deal, and will be the first of payments totalling £1.1 billion over the next 30 years. Signed in November last year, the deal gives local people a direct say over issues including transport and encouraging business innovation – decisions that were previously made in Whitehall.

Norfolk County Council’s Library and Information Service will test a new way of helping residents access more police services in libraries.