Councils are increasingly giving bailiffs power to enter businesses, seize goods and sell them to settle debts.
Your Energy Sussex, a partnership of Sussex local authorities, has set up an energy tariff scheme for residents across the county.
Oxfordshire County Council has revealed a range of new ideas to tackle congestion in Oxford and take the strain off of the city’s transport infrastructure.
The LGA has joined a cross-party campaign which will see a person or business responsible for a change in noise conditions being held responsible for managing that change.
Leicestershire County Council has approved the development of a STOP Suicide campaign.
Michael Gove has said that the 5p charge for plastic bags in large shops in England is set to be extended to cover nearly all retailers.
Sajid Javid has appointed an inspector to investigate concerns of financial management and governance at Northamptonshire County Council.
A new paper, published by the NLGN, has argued that local authorities should adopt a bold ‘changemaking’ approach for its future steps.
Londoners are hardest hit by the effects of problem waste, new research into overflowing waste has revealed.
Leicestershire County Council is working with the Woodland Trust to improve the region’s green areas by offering free trees.
Brighton City Council has identified 180 brownfield sites as having potential to provide space for a number of new homes that the region needs.
£330 million from dormant bank and building society accounts will be used to help the homeless and disadvantaged young people over the next four years.
The Environmental Audit Committee has urged for the introduction of a UK-wide deposit return scheme for plastic bottles.
Ofsted inspectors have recognised significant improvements to children’s services in Manchester, ruling that some services are no longer ‘inadequate.’
Liverpool tops the list of cities outside of London where you’ll find the most expensive lead-in prices to park in council-run spaces.