The amount of people visiting Worcestershire's libraries in 2016/17 are up by almost 60,000, showcasing positive trends against a poorer national average.

Doncaster Council has confirmed that it will be forced to make an additional 153 job reductions as it attempts to balance the books.

Communities Secretary Sajid Javid has announced new measures to crackdown on unfair and abusive practices within the leasehold system.

Since April 2015, the Defra and the Environment Agency have seen 350 new flood schemes built, which is offering flood protection to 100,000 more properties.

From May 2018, Cardiff will see the introduction of 250 bikes across 25 docking stations in the city.

Homelessness across England is now ‘a national crisis’, with a new report sating the government’s attitude has been 'unacceptably complacent'.

Speaking in the House of Commons, Communities Secretary Sajid Javid has announced that councils will be allowed to increase their core council tax.

One million children living in poverty in England will miss out on free school meals under new universal credit proposals.

Nottingham City Council is aiming to save another £27 million its budget next year, but has warned that rising costs and funding cuts have left it

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has launched a new public online database to protect people privately renting homes in the capital.

Welsh local authorities will receive an additional £20 million in 2018-19 and £40 million in 2019-20 to support local services.

Environment Secretary Michael Gove has told the BBC of his four-point plan for tackling plastic waste.

Nottingham City Council has launched a renewable energy framework to boost the growing number of solar projects in the city.

Middlesbrough Council has argued that its current headquarters are ‘not fit for purpose’ and is seeking to relocate to a new city centre base.

A RECycling Of Used Plastics Limited (RECOUP) survey has revealed that ‘on the go’ collection infrastructure in the UK is inadequate.

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