The Association for Public Service Excellence (APSE) has warned that planned cuts to the Department of Communities and Local Government (DCLG) budget will mean councils losing out and only being able to provide basic services.

A new report published by the RAC has found capital spending on local roads in England to be at its lowest level for over a decade. 
‘The Condition of England’s Local Roads and how they are Funded’ was authored by RAC Foundation trustee David Bayliss and found that in the last two years only £1.8 billion has been spent annually on road renewals and improvement, the lowest figure since 2001-2.

The Highland Council is contemplating a proposal to reduce its working week to four and a half days.

300,000 homes will be better protected from flooding by 2021 following a £2.3 billion investment in flood defence schemes.

George Osborne has revealed that councils will be given even more powers over decision making in their local areas as part of his Spending Review and Autumn Statement.

As part of his joint Spending Review and Autumn Statement, Chancellor George Osborne has revealed that the housing budget is to be doubled to £2 billion a year.

Proposed reforms to the number of Welsh council’s could save up to £650 million over the next ten years, according to figures from the Welsh Government.

A report conducted by the Trade Union Congress (TUS), for the Fabian Society, has outlined where public spending cuts have undermined service quality by reducing provision and increasing waiting times for critical services.

With the wintery weather affecting most parts of the country, councils have stockpiled 1.2 million tonnes of salt in preparation for further weather problems.
A Winter Readiness Survey, conducted by the Local Government Association (LGA), has found that half of the nation’s councils have already reached their limit for salt storage capacity. It also highlighted that 80 per cent have installed community grit bins so residents can salt pavements and paths themselves.
Gritters will be out treating thousands of miles of roads whenever overnight temperatures drop below zero.

The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has published figures showing that England’s 444 local authorities hold £22.5 billion in non-ringfenced reserves.