New figures reveal bus funding winners and losers as National Bus Strategy turns three
Figures released today (15 March) reveal a shocking state of ‘winners and losers’ when it comes to Government bus funding with up to £230 per head difference between local authority areas...
Friday, 15 March 2024 00:01
LGA responds to Public Accounts Committee report on levelling up funding
Responding to a Public Accounts Committee report on levelling up funding delivery so far, Cllr Martin Tett, Chairman of the Local Government Association’s People and Places Board, said...
Friday, 15 March 2024 00:01
Childcare applications for parents of 9 month olds to open 12 May
Applications for the second phase of the largest ever expansion of free childcare in England’s history will open on 12 May, the government has announced today...
Friday, 15 March 2024 00:01
Size matters: 98% of top 100 yellow box junctions for fining drivers in London and Cardiff are bigger than necessary, say RAC
Almost every yellow box junction of 100 analysed in London and Cardiff is bigger than it needs to be to prevent traffic congestion, leading to countless unnecessary fines for drivers, a new study commissioned for the RAC has found...
Friday, 15 March 2024 00:01
Alliance responds to launch of childminder consultation and confirmation of when parent applications for September phase of roll out opens
Commenting on the launch of a consultation on additional support for childminders, Neil Leitch, CEO of the Early Years Alliance, said...
Friday, 15 March 2024 00:01
Welsh Government in push to attract STEM teachers to Wales - “Every day you could be the one positive thing that child needs”
With British Science Week reaching its conclusion, prospective STEM teachers are being urged to explore the range of incentives available in Wales as applications are currently open
Friday, 15 March 2024 00:01
£39m boost for bus passengers in Wales
Deputy Climate Change Minister Lee Waters has today (Friday, March 15) announced that support for the bus industry in Wales will continue with £39m confirmed for the year ahead...
Thursday, 14 March 2024 23:00
Government empowers local leaders to turn the North East into film and tv production powerhouse
On a visit to the University of Sunderland today (Friday 15 March), the PM and Chancellor have confirmed £37m funding and new powers that will give the North East Mayoral Combined Authority the power to unlock one of Europe’s largest filmmaking complexes, in Sunderland...
Thursday, 14 March 2024 22:30
Joint statement published by the United Kingdom’s Prime Minister and United States’ President’s top-level advisory councils on science and technology
The Prime Minister’s Council for Science and Technology (CST) and the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) today met in Washington, D.C...
Thursday, 14 March 2024 20:27
Oral answers to questions (Commons): Attorney General - Mar 14
Rachael Maskell (York Central) (Lab/Co-op): What discussions she had with her Israeli and Palestinian counterparts on compliance with international humanitarian law during her visit to the middle east in February 2024...
Thursday, 14 March 2024 16:38