Five councils to adopt integration plans Five councils to adopt integration plans Five English councils are planning to adopt new integration plans to deal with problems of segregation.
Cherwell to pilot mortgages for self-build homes Cherwell to pilot mortgages for self-build homes Cherwell District Council is exploring an innovative new approach to helping local people finance self-build homes.
New Air Quality Action Plan for Cambridge New Air Quality Action Plan for Cambridge Cambridge City Council has set out a new Air Quality Action Plan to improve areas of poor air quality and maintain areas of good air quality.
Single council for Buckinghamshire welcomed Single council for Buckinghamshire welcomed Buckinghamshire County Council has welcomed news that the government is ‘minded’ to replace its existing five councils with a single council for the region.
Tussell reveals top local government suppliers Tussell reveals top local government suppliers Skanska has been revealed as the top regular supplier to local government in 2017, a new ranking by Tussell has shown.
Funnel more tax towards social care, says CIPFA Funnel more tax towards social care, says CIPFA CIPFA has urged the government to funnel more tax towards social care as part of its social care Green Paper wish list.
Support for bringing public services back in house Support for bringing public services back in house A new poll has highlighted support for an end to austerity, an increase in spending and for public services to be brought back in house.
Underfunded councils prepared to sell off parks Underfunded councils prepared to sell off parks Over half of councils in the North West are considering selling parks or finding other organisations to maintain them within the next three years.
Homes boost for rural communities Homes boost for rural communities Rural communities will be given more options to convert agricultural buildings into family homes to better meet local housing needs.
£30 million social care boost for Liverpool £30 million social care boost for Liverpool Liverpool City Council has approved plans for the construction of three new centres for people with learning disabilities in the city.
