Before her resignation, the Transport Secretary Ruth Kelly announced £25 million to provide new and improved bus services across England. ... read more
The Audit Commission has confirmed that its exposure to the Icelandic banking collapse is around 4% of its annual turnover. It made two separate ... read more
The interim report by Professor Martin Cave into competition and innovation in water markets has been published. The report sets out Professor ... read more
Local Government Minister John Healey has praised councils for making more efficiency savings than expected, leaving them well placed to weather ... read more
The international community should enable rainforest countries to halve deforestation by 2020 and make the global forest sector 'carbon neutral' ... read more
Councils could face fines totalling millions of pounds unless they deliver planned waste treatment facilities and keep up the pressure to reduce, ... read more
Flytipping on public land across England has decreased by 7.5 per cent in a year, according to new figures published by Defra. As well as flytipping ... read more
A growing number of local communities across England are being drawn in to accepting offers of 'goodwill payments' from wind farm developers. ... read more
Proposals to enhance the ethical framework for councillors have been published, including clarifying the application of the framework to the ... read more
Local Government Minister John Healey has announced action to give councils the financial flexibility they need to speed up meeting their long-term ... read more
Law Officers Attorney General - The Rt Hon Baroness Scotland of Asthal QC Solicitor General - Vera Baird QC MP Advocate General for Scotland ... read more
Following regulations laid on 10th September the new planning rules which came into effect on 1st October mean that the majority of homeowners ... read more