Council bonds to boost jobs and local investments
The Local Government Association (LGA) is urging the Government in its upcoming Budget to remove local authority regulations that prevent council bonds. The LGA says that councils could create...
View ArticleNew technology to cut Road Works Red Tape
New technology is being brought in to make it easier for local councils and utility companies in England and Wales to manage road works Local Transport Minister, Norman Baker, has announced. The...
View ArticleEngland and Wales overhaul Coroner Services
The new legal framework will ensure all 96 coroners in England and Wales will work to the same standards, ending the past inconsistencies which led to criticisms of a postcode lottery – with bereaved...
View ArticleOperators urged to tackle crowding
The ten most crowded trains statistics and latest train crowding statistics have been released. Transport Minister Norman Baker has called on the rail industry to continue its work to tackle congestion...
View ArticleCrime – cutting competition launched
A competition has been launched with more than 700 organisations from across the world looking to turn offenders’ lives around, as part of an annual £450m package of rehabilitation contracts across...
View Article£4m for Wales’ new ambulances
The Welsh Ambulance Service will get almost £4m for a major upgrade of its fleet of vehicles, Health Minister Mark Drakeford announced. New funding will enable the service to buy 41 new vehicles,...
View ArticleNew station boost for English & Welsh passengers thanks to £16 million...
Five new stations to be built across England and Wales (July 28th). Rail passengers are set for better journeys with 5 new stations to be built across England and Wales, the government announced today...
View ArticlePolice funding increases by £450 million in 2018
Home Secretary Amber Rudd has today (19 December) announced a substantial £450 million increase in police funding across England and Wales as part of a comprehensive settlement for forces and counter...
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