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Affordable housing gets £2bn funding boost

By William Eichler | 25 March 2025

The Government has announced £2bn in funding aimed at delivering up to 18,000 new social and affo...

Great British Energy announces £10m for metro mayors

By William Eichler | 24 March 2025

Metro mayors are set to benefit from a £10m funding boost from Great British Energy aimed at supp...

PM tells councils to 'get on with the job' of fixing potholes

By William Eichler | 24 March 2025

Councils across the country will be required to publish annual progress reports on what they are ...

Council chiefs warn chancellor of 'devastating' financial pressures

By William Eichler | 24 March 2025

Nearly three quarters of local authorities in England have warned it will be very or fairly diffi...

Government 'appears complacent' over tackling cladding crisis

By William Eichler | 21 March 2025

The Government ‘appears complacent’ about the fact that there is insufficient capacity and skills...

SEND deficits 'ticking' clock, CCN warns

By William Eichler | 21 March 2025

County council leaders have warned that ‘unmanageable’ special educational needs and disabilities...

Finances threaten 1.5m housebuilding target

By William Eichler | 20 March 2025

The pressure on social housing finances at the local level could undermine the Government’s ambit...

£1.5bn announced for 'left behind' neighbourhoods

By William Eichler | 04 March 2025

Towns across the UK will benefit from a £1.5bn cash boost aimed at reviving high streets, improvi...

Government announces 'sweeping transformation' in response to Grenfell inquiry

By William Eichler | 26 February 2025

Deputy prime minister Angela Rayner committed the Government to ‘greater accountability’ and ‘str...

IT woes to cost Birmingham City Council more than £90m

By William Eichler | 21 February 2025

The failed implementation of Birmingham City Council’s new IT system could cost the taxpayer £90m...