Council chiefs have welcomed Government moves to give councils powers to suspend councillors found to have breached their code of conduct.

The deputy leader of North Yorkshire Council has accused the Government of ‘rural robbery’ over a reduction in funding and raised the spectre of legal action.

Guildford BC's senior management were ‘unaware’ of a multi-million-pound overspend but should have noticed a series of ‘red ...

Local government minister Jim McMahon has sent three envoys in to improve Tower Hamlets LBC following last year's Best Value ...

Oxfordshire County Council has committed £6.2m each year for the next 10 years to a pooled budget for mental health services.

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

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

A child went months without education because of Trafford Council’s unnecessary delays, an investigation has found.

Somerset Council has been criticised for failing to act on an ombudsman’s recommendations to meet a young person’s needs.

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

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

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