£348 million of funding for local authorities is to be made available over the next four years to help tackle issues on major local roads.

Communities Secretary James Brokenshire has ordered developers to do more to protect Britain’s cherished wildlife.

The government has announced the introduction of compulsory body-worn cameras for bailiffs in an attempt to better protect people in debt.
While the vast majority of bailiffs act professionally and within the rules, there have been occasions where a number have employed intimidating tactics that put both themselves and often vulnerable consumers at risk.

More than 300 children face becoming homeless during the school holidays this summer as a result of the housing crisis.

Cumbria Association of Local Councils is among a number of organisations in the North West to sign up to the Food Active Healthy Weight Declaration.

A Liverpool City Council team has swapped its diesel-driven fleet of vans for cleaner electric vehicles.
The council’s pest control crew work five-days-a-week visiting homes, businesses and public buildings across the city to rid them of their rodent problems or insect infestations. In their four-strong fleet of vans, the team clocks up about 800 miles each week.

The Campaign to Protect Rural England is calling for changes to how ‘affordable’ housing is defined.

The Oxfordshire Local Industrial Strategy has been published to be help the region become a top three global innovation hub by 2040.

A Forest for Cornwall has been revealed to be the flagship project of Cornwall Council's climate change action plan.

Ministers have confirmed that the Better Care Fund will be renewed for 2019 to 2020, bringing the pooled funding to over £6.4 billion.
The Better Care Fund provides financial support for councils and NHS organisations to jointly plan and deliver local services, enabling patients to leave hospital sooner to get the care they need at home.
The Department of Health and Social Care say that the planning requirements will reduce the overall reporting burden on local partnerships while improving the measurement and effectiveness of the Fund.