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Government accused of ‘vandalism against communities’ after cuts revealed in traffic reportAt least 1,500 bus routes were cut in the last two years in England, figures published by the Department for Transport have revealed.The latest report from the T…
Families worry about where their children will go during the summer as crumbling playgrounds are left in disrepairIt’s a warm day in July and Ginette is pushing her grandson on a swing next to the remains of a climbing frame, destroyed in an arson atta…
Children suffering from ‘shameful’ failure to protect play with park budgets falling by £350m in 11 yearsPlaygrounds around England are falling to pieces, missing large pieces of play equipment, or simply being locked up, as councils facing huge budget…
Research for Local Government Association renews questions over government’s ‘academisation’ policyCouncil-maintained schools in England continue to outperform academies in Ofsted ratings, according to research, prompting renewed calls for councils to …
Unauthorised pool block, part of a charitable foundation building, is ‘no more overbearing’ than original schemeThe family of Captain Sir Tom Moore have objected to an enforcement notice ordering them to pull down an unauthorised spa pool block at the …
Overlapping concepts of LTNs and ‘modal filtering’ – a staple of postwar planning – creates challenge in how to categorise schemesWhile the concept of the low-traffic neighbourhood, or LTN, first entered the UK political mainstream during the Covid pan…
Exclusive: moves against what PM terms ‘anti-motorist’ policies follow order of review into low-traffic neighbourhoodsMinisters are considering restrictions on councils’ ability to impose 20mph speed limits as part of a new shift against green policies…
Exclusive: Labour is benefiting from drop-off but must ‘up its game’, says countryside organisationRural voters are becoming increasingly “politically homeless”, ministers have been warned, as polling suggests that support for the Conservatives in the …
Extension of London’s Ulez scheme is part of growing trend despite some backlash and implementation delaysThe high court has dismissed a legal challenge by five Conservative-led councils against the expansion of London’s ultra-low emission zone (Ulez)….
Charity had argued arrangements were not fit for purpose with 154 children still missing from hotelsThe Home Office’s “routine” housing of unaccompanied child asylum seekers in hotels is unlawful, the high court has ruled.The charity Every Child Protec…