Birmingham City Council is set to honour the members of heavy metal band Black Sabbath and posthumously award a medal to poet ...

A mayor has warned of creating local government ‘behemoths' overburdened with responsibilities. Tees Valley mayor Ben Houchen ...

Catherine Spitzer, chief executive of Environment Bank, explains how private investment can help councils that are struggling ...

Thousands of high street businesses are set to see their rates bill more than double this year, financial experts warn.

Regulator Ofsted has rated Knowsley MBC's children's services inadequate, warning the council was leaving young people being ...

The number of British school children receiving support for special educational needs (SEN) has surged by 40% since 2016-2017 ...

Council trading companies have created a two-tier workforce as their employees are paid less and receive inferior pensions than town hall staff, UNISON says.

Lancashire County Council has welcomed the announcement of an inquiry into the Prevent programme following the conviction of ...

The prospect of local government reorganisation in Hampshire has forced New Forest District Council to rethink a major ...

Council bosses have urged the Government to ‘empower’ local authorities after it set out new plans to overhaul digital ...

The approach to a tourism tax being taken forward in Scottish and Welsh cities could be a starting point for fiscal ...

Local authorities have warned in a new survey that they may be unable to balance their books because of pressure on their ...