Analysis of major UK cities to mark the second anniversary of the first UK lockdown has shown that Glasgow has proved most resilient in the face of the pandemic.

Councils have warned of public health workforce shortages and staff exhaustion concerns given a rise in coronavirus community transmission rates.
The Local Government Association has said that there are growing concerns among councils that staff have been left exhausted from the strain of tackling the pandemic in local communities over the last two years, with local authorities finding it increasingly challenging to recruit and retain staff.

The backlog of carriageway repairs to fix local roads has reached £12.64 billion, compounded by increased costs caused by rising inflation.

Sadiq Khan has hailed the resurgence in council homebuilding with more than 11,000 new council homes started in London since 2018.

The government must rethink the assumption that merely directing investment away from an ‘overheated’ South East will benefit the rest of the country.

The annual survey by Coram Family and Childcare has found that parents across Britain are being squeezed by rising childcare costs and a drop in available places.

The LGA is urging people to engage in positive, constructive debates ahead of the upcoming local elections and to find out more about the role of local councillors.

The public will be able to use innovative new technology to have a greater say in shaping and regenerating their communities.

New research has found that motorists in the north are stuck in the slow lane when it comes to electric car demand.
Analysis of the new and used electric car market shows that EV demand is 70 per cent higher in the south of the country. According to HeyCar, in terms of electric vehicle demand, there's a clear divide between motorists north of Birmingham and those in the Midlands and the south.