Will ministers continue to champion metro mayors when the political landscape fragments amid ratcheting tensions with ...

Politicians in Cumbria have said any devolution deal must include adequate funding to address years of underinvestment. In ...

The government’s reforms will provide a strengthened early warning system for councils facing financial difficulties, writes ...

With ministers pushing for planning officers to decide the fate of more applications, LGC spoke to councils where elected ...

Ministers have big hopes for AI in public services but the challenge lies in bridging the gap between ambition and execution, writes the Chartered ...

Low pay has been highlighted amongst staff recruitment and retention challenges in a major new government commissioned survey ...

Latest figures show 621,880 referrals were made to children's social care last year, slightly fewer than last year, but ...

From a masked parking ticket campaigner, the journey of a glass bottle and a Pringles ASMR, chief reporter Caitlin Webb ...

Cambridgeshire CC has been fined £6m after pleading guilty to serious safety failings on its guided busway leading to three ...

Rushmoor BC has appointed its deputy chief executive as managing director after making the chief executive redundant. Paul ...

New safety measures have been announced by the Home Office in a bid to protect candidates standing in next month’s local ...

Andrew Vaux analyses both sides’ views on the ongoing Birmingham waste disposal strike as workers are balloted today on ...