Public leisure centres in Oxford are getting £10.9 million investment to cut carbon, as part of plans to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2030.

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has announced that all new buses ordered by Transport for London for the capital will now be zero-emission.

The LGA has said that investment in public sport and leisure facilities and services is key to levelling up the health of the nation.

The CCN has warned that the government risks undermining its net-zero target by focusing on reducing emissions in cities instead of England’s counties.

Regulators are clearing the runway for drones to transport vaccines and other live-saving drugs, in a ground-breaking venture funded by government.

The NYA has stressed that a failure to act now will decimate the youth sector leaving a generation of young people without opportunities to thrive.

Chloe Smith has announced measures to apply the tried and tested system of First Past the Post to the election of council and ‘metro’ mayors across England.

Social care reforms will protect more individuals from large care costs but will not improve access to care and could make local care markets ‘unsustainable’.

The government’s failure to deal with ​the growing staffing ​crisis in social care ​risks worsening the mounting mental health toll on workers.

YMCA has revealed the true extent of potential damage to some of the most vulnerable among the 918,000 young people currently claiming Universal Credit.  

£48 million of funding to support social care in Wales has been announced to help the sector meet the ongoing challenges caused by the pandemic.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has set out the government’s plan to manage coronavirus infections throughout autumn and winter.

UNISON has said that the government must recognise pandemic efforts of local workers with a new deal for public services and its staff.

A new report from the LGA has argued that the coronavirus pandemic could help to ‘redefine’ rural and coastal communities in England.

Bold plans to deliver radical improvements in bus services across the Liverpool City Region are being finalised by the region’s Combined Authority.

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