Somerset County Council has created a £1 million climate change fund, thought to be the biggest investment of its kind.

iHV has warned that public health budget cuts have left health visiting services unable to offer the minimum level of support in many areas.

Analysis shows that one in 10 of all new homes in England since 2013 have been built on land at the highest risk of flooding.

Rural areas will benefit from a series of government-funded trials to help them seize the potential of modern technology.

The LGA has warned that more than a million homes granted planning permission in the past decade have not yet been built.

Three new projects will help to place the West Midlands as a global leader in the field of low-carbon energy, following government funding.
Nearly £3 million of government money is being given to projects in Coventry, Rugeley and Sandwell, attracting match funding and interest from global investors. The projects will intelligently link energy supply, storage and use, and design ways to power heating and transport that will dramatically improve efficiency and reduce costs to local residents.

Participants from around the capital will be wearing individual pollution monitors to track changing pollution in their environment.

A new campaign is looking to inspire residents, businesses and policy makers to work together to put nature at the heart of Greater Manchester.
Unveiled at the Greater Manchester Natural Capital Group Conference, the new partnership brings together the likes of the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Royal Horticultural Society, Lancashire Wildlife Trust, City of Trees, United Utilities, and Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA).

Grants, council tax relief and business rate relief have been announced for people and businesses in areas affected by flooding.

Priti Patel has launched a new points-based immigration system, in a bid to ‘move away’ from relying on ‘cheap labour’ from Europe.