Council staff have been offered a 3.2% pay rise in what employers are describing as a “full and final” offer. The increase ...

Will ministers continue to champion metro mayors when the political landscape fragments amid ratcheting tensions with ...

Politicians in Cumbria have said any devolution deal must include adequate funding to address years of underinvestment. In ...

The government’s reforms will provide a strengthened early warning system for councils facing financial difficulties, writes ...

With ministers pushing for planning officers to decide the fate of more applications, LGC spoke to councils where elected ...