The GMB has launched a Go Public campaign to end drive to outsource public services as it warns that the government hasn’t learned its lesson.

Almost 27 per cent of 'sandwich carers' show symptoms of mental ill-health while caring for both sick, disabled or older relatives and children.

Brent Borough Council has again chosen Capita plc to deliver business rates collection for the authority for a further five years.

A fleet of zero emission buses has been launched in Guildford in what is believed to be the first all electric park and ride service in the UK.
Working with Stagecoach, Surrey County Council introduced plans to start using nine new fully electric, zero emission buses on the Guildford park and ride service last month, with the single decker vehicles entering the network on 7 January.

Heather Wheeler has announced that more than 50 councils will benefit from nearly £2.4 million to enhance action against the irresponsible landlords.

The number of affordable homes built across the North West since 2015 is 70 per cent off target.

The Environment Secretary has launched an ambitious strategy to tackle air pollution and reduce particulates across much of the country by 2030.

Southampton City Council has outlined measures to provide clean air in the city by 2020 without the need for a charging zone.
The council says that work already underway has significantly reduced nitrogen dioxide pollution over the last three years by 24 per cent in some of the most polluted areas.
It says that £15 million worth of projects, including introducing cleaner city buses, a low emission taxi incentive scheme and cleaner fuels and equipment at Southampton’s port, have all been successful in reducing nitrogen dioxide in the city.

The A Bed Every Night scheme has helped more than 700 people previously sleeping rough into supported accommodation in Greater Manchester.

The Public Accounts Committee has warned that the majority of young people with a mental health condition are not getting the treatment they need.
In 2017-18 only three in ten children and young people with a mental health condition received NHS-funded treatment, and many more faced unacceptably long waits for treatment. With the government promising ‘parity of esteem’ between mental and physical health services, the group of MPs have now claimed that the government should step up action to increase staff numbers and develop required skills.