24/04/2019 - 09:44
A new government-backed programme is encouraging men to start careers in nurseries and early years settings.
24/04/2019 - 09:38
A new report has uncovered the limited powers that local authorities have to restrict advertising of products high in fat, salt and sugar.
24/04/2019 - 09:29
Nine years of government cuts have left local services for single homeless people with a shocking £1 billion a year funding gap.
23/04/2019 - 10:16
Almost 10,000 fines for breaches of ‘petty’ council orders were issued in 2018, leading to calls for the PSPOs to be scrapped.
23/04/2019 - 09:13
MPs will debate the case for reforming the Commons’ ‘divisive, broken electoral system’.
18/04/2019 - 14:26
Large parts of England are effectively ‘democracy deserts’, with hundreds of thousands of potential voters denied real choice in this May’s elections.
18/04/2019 - 11:41
Under new proposals set out in the council’s draft Local Plan, vital green spaces across Bristol would be protected from future development.
18/04/2019 - 11:02
Analysis of spending by English local authorities on services for young people has revealed a real-terms cut of £880 million since 2010.
18/04/2019 - 10:51
Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham has called on the government to initiate a national review of event security.
16/04/2019 - 12:02
Special needs provision in England has lost out on £1.2 billion because of shortfalls in funding increases from central government since 2015.
16/04/2019 - 10:13
The government has announced that private landlords will no longer be able to evict tenants from their homes at short notice without good reason.
16/04/2019 - 09:12
A £15 million fund will be available to local authorities and schools in Wales to fund projects that cater for the local community.
12/04/2019 - 11:29
The Isle of Wight Council is offering a free year-long parking permit for owners of new, zero-emission electric vehicles.
12/04/2019 - 09:55
Ofsted has revealed the scale of the problem of unregistered schools in England, uncovering more than 500 suspected illegal schools.
12/04/2019 - 09:19
The Labour Party is considering adopting automatic voter registration as a new policy, to increase overall registration and turnout.
