Ensuring adults working in early-years settings have good qualifications and ongoing training is key to raising the quality of provision.

The Environment Agency has called for a new approach to ensure communities are resilient to the threat of flooding posed by climate change.

Approximately £200 million will be made available to remove and replace unsafe cladding from around 170 privately owned high-rise buildings.

The Scottish government has outlined its plans for a deposit return scheme for some plastic drinking containers, cans and glass.

The Home Office has announced a funding boost of over £30 million for local authorities looking after unaccompanied asylum seeking children.

The HCLG Committee has said the government is ‘unwilling to make the radical change required’ to transform high streets.

The County Councils Network is among a number of signatories to a new statement calling on the government to sustainably fund public health services.

West Midlands Mayor Andy Street has emphasised the moral responsibility the region has in leading the fight against climate change.

Communities Secretary confirms that an additional £25 million has been committed to the new National Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre.

£9.1 million of funding will be used to help offer 50,000 disadvantaged children free meals and activities over the upcoming summer holidays.

Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham has called on the government to declare a homelessness emergency.

Greater Manchester’s local authorities have issued a £32 million tender request to enable ‘full-fibre’ data connectivity at its public sector sites.

Councils should embrace scrutiny of their spending decisions to achieve value for money and improve services.

Edinburgh City Council has become the first in the UK to join the Open Streets movement.

A £10 million investment is set to help over 500 schools take part in a pioneering scheme to tackle bad behaviour.

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