Councillors have approved proposals which will see Nottinghamshire County Council staff move to a hybrid model of working from October.
Eddie Hughes has announced that vulnerable people in communities across England will be given extra support through the Changing Futures programme.
Published at a time of ‘seismic’ change for the UK towns, a new report has pointed to a strong, vibrant and successful future for northern towns.
The Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee has stressed that reforms are needed to ensure the sustainability of local government finances.
A further 50 schools are to benefit from new, modern, energy efficient school buildings as part of the Prime Minister’s ten-year rebuilding programme.
Sadiq Khan has announced an additional £5 million for the scrappage scheme that is accelerating the move to cleaner vehicles across London.
Council areas across Scotland are to share more than £3.2 billion in grant funding over five years to deliver more affordable homes.
The National Audit Office has stated that the government has not provided local authorities with clarity about their roles in achieving net zero by 2050.
Further measures to boost the nation’s skills, level up opportunities and get more people into better paid jobs have been announced.
Leeds City Council’s proposed new air quality strategy is aiming to tackle emissions from homes, industry and agriculture as well as transport.
A coalition of health and education experts have committed to making mental health and wellbeing a central part of education recovery plans.
New guidance to help local authorities to plan, design and deliver high quality walking and cycling routes across Wales has been launched.
Boris Johnson has pledged to empower strong local leaders by taking a more flexible approach to devolution, with new ‘County Deals’.
The government’s long-term plan to support the evolution and regeneration of high streets has been launched.
Decreasing local government funding over recent years probably contributed to declines in life expectancy in some areas of England.