01/06/2017 - 12:14
Therese Coffey has suggested that a Conservative government could review the use of ‘weight-based’ targets to measure recycling in the UK.
01/06/2017 - 10:15
Basildon Borough Council has been fined £150,000 by the ICO for breaching the Data Protection Act.
01/06/2017 - 09:52
Mind has revealed that public sector staff are more likely to feel anxious at work and take sick days for their mental health than those in the private sector.
01/06/2017 - 09:25
A new study reveals that only 10 per cent of England’s extensive floodplains are fit for purpose, increasing the risk of flooding across the UK.
31/05/2017 - 15:57
Refuse collection workers at Birmingham City Council have started voting in an industrial action ballot.
30/05/2017 - 16:48
Women working at Glasgow City Council have secured an equal pay victory at court.
30/05/2017 - 09:53
Housing charity shelter has warned that low-paid workers are working for the equivalent of a morning per day just to cover the cost of their rent.
30/05/2017 - 09:17
New research reveals that there are at least 2,000 food banks operating in the UK, far greater than previous headline figures have indicated.
26/05/2017 - 11:25
New figures released by the Department of Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has said the number of new homes being built in England is at its highest level for ten years.
26/05/2017 - 11:00
Donations from members of the public and Manchester United and Manchester City to the We Love Manchester Emergency Fund have now reached £4.1 million.
26/05/2017 - 10:41
The Conservative-run Vale of Glamorgan council has been accused of reaching a ‘new low for diversity’, after it emerged its cabinet would be run by a team of seven men, led by councillor John Thomas.
26/05/2017 - 10:14
Edmundsbury borough and Forest Heath district councils are to recruit extra staff to help fight homelessness in response to rising numbers as well as major changes to legislation and benefits.
26/05/2017 - 10:02
According to the latest survey released by Better Connected, 89 per cent of council websites now present a responsive or mobile site when accessed from a smartphone.
25/05/2017 - 11:55
A total of £1.3million is to be spent refurbishing play parks across Aberdeen in 2017/18 after the money was agreed by the City Council’s communities, housing and infrastructure committee.
25/05/2017 - 11:27
New research, conducted by the University of Liverpool, University College London (UCL), University of Gdansk and INSERM Centre for Research in Epidemiology and Population Health, has highlighted that the UK’s aged social care must grow by 25 per cent within 10 years to meet increasing needs.
