County councils across England will decide this week whether to ask the Government to postpone this year's elections in order ...

Lincolnshire County Council has commissioned the animators behind Wallace and Gromit to create a film raising awareness of ...

Campaigners have launched a legal challenge against a proposed Cambridgeshire bus route arguing it threatens environmentally ...

Milder winters and fiscal pressures have prompted Dudley Council to consider stopping the introduction of any new grit bins.

Sensors that detect how much water flowerbeds need have saved Wrexham County Borough Council £32,000 over seven months, according to a report.

The Conservative group leader of Oldham Council has resigned from the party after police were called amid a row at a town ...

Some 20 members of Broxtowe Borough Council, including the leader, have left the Labour Party in protest against Keir Starmer ...

After a flurry of announcements affecting local government in the build-up to Christmas, councils must ensure they’re ready ...

The Government intends to hold councils ‘accountable' for improving care in their areas as part of its social care reforms. Announcing plans to set up a new adult social care commission chaired by ...

Derbyshire County Council has proposed a series of cuts in the face of an £18.6m shortfall for the next financial year. The council’s proposals include using AI to ‘streamline and automate’ social ...

Almost 13,500 retail stores in the UK closed for good last year, equivalent to about 37 shops a day, new data has found.