A third of Maintained Nursery Schools are cutting staffing and services to balance their books as a result of lost income.

The NALC has pressed UK Finance, the trade association for banks, and its member banks to improve their services to local councils.

The Education Secretary has stated his ambition to bring schools with a history of long-term underperformance into multi-academy trusts.

A new law has been passed which will require schools to follow new statutory guidance on uniform costs, instructing them to keep prices down.

Sport England has found that the first eight months of coronavirus restrictions has led to a worrying increase in the number of people who were inactive.

 A survey finds an overwhelming desire within the public sector to harness innovative technology that is hampered by lack of certainty over data residency. 

Legislation to make it clear who is responsible for fire safety in tower blocks is set to become law after MPs voted to defeat an amendment.

Liz Kendall has called on the government to make transforming social care an economic priority in the same way as fixing roads and railways.

The British Safety Council is urging the government to take the immediate opportunity to really show its ambition and commitment to clean air.

Labour has said that its plan for universal ‘catch-up’ breakfast clubs could provide a post-pandemic boost to millions of school children.

A number of health organisations have co-signed an open letter to the Prime Minister calling for a 1948 moment for adult social care.

A disproportionate number of homes built in disadvantaged neighbourhoods over the past decade will end up in high flood-risk areas.

A survey has found that three quarters of social care workers report pandemic work having caused worsened mental health.

Westminster has become the first local authority in the UK to reach the milestone of having installed more than 1,000 on-street EV Charging Points.

An interactive digital map of local authority recycling data has been launched showing recycling rates for the 2019/20 financial year.

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