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“Councils take their responsibilities to maintain and upkeep roads seriously. As changing weather patterns impact roads, local government seeks to innovate and find new ways to respond to the issue." 

“Bus services provide an essential mode of public transport in local communities, relied upon by millions of people, and councils take their commitment to provide bus services seriously."

Temperatures in central and southern parts of England are set to peak 30C today and reach official heatwave thresholds over the next three days.

"Vaccination provides the best protection for those who are at most at risk of the STI. We strongly encourage all those who are eligible to come forward and access the vaccine at your local sexual health clinic – get protected and help protect others too.”

"A chronically underfunded social care system not only adds pressure to other public services, but more importantly, has a profound impact on people who draw on care, resulting in widespread unmet need."

The LGA’s latest Sector Support annual report, published today, showcases the positive difference support has made across local government through our range of improvement activity.The LGA’s peer challenge annual report, also published today, identifies key themes from across the 121 Corporate Peer Challenges, Governance Peer Challenges, Finance Peer Challenges and progress reviews delivered through the 2024/25 programme. 100 per cent of councils said they felt their CPC had a positive impact and feel more confident about their council delivering its priorities. The reports also highlight that

“This important report highlights the urgent need for a cross-government strategy for children, young people and families to ensure we are all working towards a shared ambition.

“Local government has led the way tackling the harms caused by smoking, and these latest statistics are a testament to the 25-year success of the stop smoking services leading a steady decline in smoking rates.

“This report provides further evidence that local government finances remain in a fragile position"

"It is vital that the Government works with councils to ensure that the introduction of significant changes is fair, secure and properly resourced."