As England’s shift to unitary authorities accelerates, councils face a rare chance to rethink how they work, says Eman ...

England risks drifting into a fragmented local governance system unless ministers set out a clear long-term plan for ...

Brighton & Hove City Council has cancelled an anti-racist art exhibition showing a reimagined Union Jack over concerns it ...

Councils, along with other employers, will be impacted by the chancellor's decision to increase the minimum wage and freeze ...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced that 120 of 250 new neighbourhood health centres will be operational by 2030.

Funding to recruit officers has been announced in a bid to boost capacity in the planning system as part of today's Budget.

Abolition of the two-child benefit cap in today's Budget has been welcomed as a ‘first step' in tackling child poverty.

Power is being ‘snatched upwards and away from local voices' by the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill, the ...

England’s regional mayors will soon have the power to introduce a levy on overnight stays in hotels, B&Bs, guesthouses and holiday lets.

A multi-million-pound film studio has been granted planning permission by the Government despite the local council’s ...

Multiple London councils are believed to have been targeted in a major cyber attack, leaving residents unable to access call ...

Epping Forest DC has voted to appeal against a recent High Court decision to allow the use of The Bell Hotel as temporary ...