ASH report recommends local authorities should set a local smoking prevalence target
The efforts of councils are being restricted by a lack of long term funding and devolved powers, says Association
Five projects along the Great British Coast have been awarded more than £10 million from the government’s Coastal Communities Fund.
The government says that 12 new renewable energy projects will power over seven million homes at record low prices by 2025.
The Trussell Trust says the government should end the five week wait for Universal Credit, which is increasing use of food banks.
Scotland has reached a record low in the volume of household waste produced and a significant drop in its environmental impact.
The Welsh Government has announced more than £20 million to help housing associations buy land to build more homes.
IPPR calls for the state to build and operate new residential care homes, and establish new financial regulator to oversee private providers.
The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has found problems in nearly two out of every three adult social care complaints.
A majority of the public recognise the climate crisis as an ‘emergency’ and believe that politicians are failing to tackle the problem.
Leicester City Council is set to start work with De Montfort University on joint projects designed to improve life for residents in the city.
Planning permission has been granted for work to begin on a new council headquarters building for Cambridgeshire County Council.
Hampshire County Council has warned that its health and adult social care services face an unprecedented challenge from budget cuts.
Sadiq Khan has announced plans for a new, fair-priced, green energy company, available exclusively to Londoners from this December.
Zurich Municipal is calling for urgent action by the government to improve fire protection in school premises.