Local authority leaders have defended local government salaries exceeding six figures, arguing it is important to attract the ...

Birmingham City Council has declared a major incident to address the impact of the bin strikes in a move branded by Unite as ...

Council chiefs in Wales have welcomed plans to transform the way local bus services are planned and delivered but cautioned ...

The Government has reduced the level of support it offers to universal credit claimants due to a shortage of work coaches at ...

Surrey County Council has accused borough councils of publishing a ‘purposefully biased’ and ‘misleading’ consultation on ...

Liverpool City Council's former head of regeneration Nick Kavanagh has denied two counts of bribery in court. Former mayor of ...

The Government has announced an investment of £2.65bn over two years to improve flood protection in local areas.

The leader of Telford & Wrekin Council has welcomed the Chancellor’s Spring Statement announcement of a five-year £1.6bn ...

Department for Education figures have revealed that the shortage of places in special schools for secondary pupils in England ...

A tax to fund the removal of unsafe cladding from homes has been delayed one year over fears it might undermine the ...

Ministers are likely to reject plans for children’s or adult social care trusts that come as part of local government ...

Almost one in three children are living in relative poverty, according to the latest figures from the Department for Work and ...