The return of a concept from the Blair years epitomises a very top-down approach to devolution, writes Phil Swann, who is ...

The mayor of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough CA has announced that he will not seek re-election, citing the “heavy toll” ...

The reorganisation of 14 local authorities within Hampshire & Solent is unlikely to follow current district boundaries and ...

The decision that Kensington & Chelsea RBC will not have to pay any employer pension contributions next year does not set a precedent for other ...

We cannot spend the next year locked into a narrow debate about the most appropriate size for new unitary councils, writes the chief executive of the ...

An additional £200m will be in the public health grant for next year, the government has confirmed today. This 5.4% uplift ...

Rushmoor BC is considering deleting the chief executive role this spring to save £180,000 a year as part of a management ...

Newham LBC "would have set a balanced budget this year" were it not for "severe cost pressure of temporary accommodation" and ...

The local government minister has written to all councils in two-tier areas and small neighbouring unitaries to “formally ...

Nigel Farage has criticised the postponement of county elections, claiming that Reform UK were the “favourites” in one area ...

Deputy prime minister Angela Rayner said she hopes Lancashire will adopt a mayor next year, at the same time as areas on the ...

Planning policy changes that could have had a "significant positive impact" on increasing housebuilding, will instead be ...