Leaders at struggling local authorities have advised that "tough decisions" like closing libraries should be taken before ...

Local authorities using the committee system have said the government's plans to ban them are "shocking". In a written ...

Unison has become the third local government union to reject the employers’ 3.2% pay increase. Last week GMB and Unite wrote ...

Chief executive David Sidaway outlines how a “sustained, proven track record of success across the board” convinced judges to ...

Harnessing technology to make facilities more visible and accessible has boosted revenue and strengthened community ...

Kent CC's new Reform UK leader tells Andrew Vaux about the 'terrific whirlwind' since being elected, ahead of initial 'Doge' savings being presented to ...

The mayoral combined authority offers a once in a generation system leadership opportunity to ensure collective alignment on ...

The previous Conservative government asked “too much” of local government and failed to treat councils as “equal partners,” ...

Town and parish councils have an “obvious” and “compelling” role following local government reorganisation, but the sector ...

While the government was out in force in Liverpool this week, the influence of Reform UK on the nation's politics was the hot ...

A leading Labour councillor has warned the capital will lose hundreds of millions of pounds unless the fair funding review ...

South Cambridgeshire DC is to vote on making the four-day week a permanent arrangement for its staff next week. Under the ...