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“Councils share the concerns of all road users with the state of our roads and are doing all they can to tackle the £14 billion backlog of road repairs, including learning from and adopting innovative techniques."

It is clear that more needs to be done to tackle the high levels of stigma that remain around HIV

"We continue to call for a dedicated workforce strategy, to promote, protect, support and develop careers in social care."

We’d like to see Family Hubs extended to all councils so these transformative benefits can be felt across the country

Joanna Killian has been appointed as the new Chief Executive of the Local Government Association.

“It is pleasing to see the peer team’s acknowledgement that progress has been made against each of the recommendations put to us following our Corporate Peer Challenge last December."

"The reality is that planning is not a barrier to house building. Nine in 10 planning applications are approved by councils despite significant resourcing and capacity issues across the country."

“Today’s settlement does not provide enough funding to meet the severe cost and demand pressures which have left councils of all political colours and types warning of the serious challenges they face to set balanced budgets next year."

Parking meters, alarm systems and telecare devices could be disrupted and left obsolete due to the upcoming switch off of 2G and 3G mobile networks, councils warn.

Although it is encouraging that rates of drug misuse have remained stable, this is masking worrying new trends in drug use