The LGA has said that councils must have control over where new selective schools are introduced.

Oxford City Council is to trial a new street mapping project that could transform services across the city.

RICS latest monthly survey shows that property surveyors are gloomy about the current state of the housing market.

The London Assembly Environment Committee has reported that the amount of waste from single-use plastic bottles in London has risen out of control.

The Association of Play Industries has revealed the extent to which local authorities across the country have been closing children’s playgrounds.

Birmingham City Council awarded for new website

Birmingham City Council has been awarded official Honouree status in the 2017 Webby Awards, the leading international award honouring excellence on the internet.

Essex CC facing legal action over care fees

Essex County Council (CC) is facing legal action over the level of fees it pays to care home providers for looking after residents, following a judicial review launched by Care England.

6.8m Lincolnshire coastal flood prevention scheme gets underway

The Environment Agency’s annual scheme to replenish beaches in Lincolnshire is set to begin.

Parliament approves 130 new free schools

The Department for Education has approved applications for 131 new schools, in a move which is expected to create more than 69,000 places.

UK infrastructure provider CityFibre are set to transform the digital connectivity in Slough and Maidenhead as they gain Gigabit City status.

New figures have revealed that at least 2,314 council employees received total remuneration in excess of £100,000 in 2015-16.

An SME has become the first agency to secure a major campaign through the CCS's Campaign Solutions framework.

Multi-agency group formed to tackle modern slavery

A new multi-agency group organised by the Shiva Foundation, Hertfordshire CC, the Hertfordshire Constabulary and the Police Crime Commissioner for Hertfordshire, has been formed to help staff identify and prevent modern slavery.

New motor racing legislation announced to boost English tourism

The Department for Transport has announced new laws which will allow motor racing events to take place on closed public roads in England, as part of a wider aim to boost English tourism.

Bristol City Council to implement more cuts

Worker’s rights union Unison has claimed that Bristol City Council is set to make a further 828 job cuts in order to balance the books.

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