New Joint Targeted Area Inspections of services for vulnerable children and young people (JTAI) are to be launched this year, inspectorates Ofsted, ... read more
Some of the country’s most run-down housing estates will be replaced with attractive and safe homes, the Prime Minister David Cameron has ... read more
The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) joins more than 90 organisations, including universities, charities, commercial companies and research ... read more
Councils must remain at the heart of school place planning, the Local Government Association (LGA) has insisted. The LGA also called for powers ... read more
Universal Credit is now available in more than 80% of all job centres across the country, helping people to find work faster and earn more, with ... read more
The National Living Wage (NLW) will come into effect in April and is set to rise considerably over the rest of the parliament. This will mean ... read more
Nearly 450 buses in England will be fitted with green technology to cut harmful emissions by up to 90%, after the successful bids for around ... read more
At a meeting of its environment committee, councillors endorsed a report stating that Stroud District Council has become a carbon neutral council. ... read more
The Government is not proposing to extend referendum principles to parish and town councils. The Department for Communities and Local Government ... read more