Councils facing financial woes have been told to scale back council tax rises, just weeks before they put their new budgets ...

Local authority leaders have welcomed Ofsted’s greater focus on inclusion as part of the proposed overhaul of how schools are ...

New research has revealed that more than six million people were turned away from their local waste disposal or recycling ...

A flyover which has been closed due to concerns about the safety of a concrete pillar had not been inspected weekly, despite ...

The Government must introduce long-term funding mechanisms for Children’s Services to address increasing complexity and ...

One in four children in England require social care services by the time they turn 18, a new study has revealed.

‘UNESCO status can bring fantastic benefits for the city, offering access to a network of almost 300 other cities worldwide, ...

Council and school employees in England should receive a wage rise of £3,000, according to trade unions representing public ...

Nine in ten county councils will have to raise council tax by the maximum permitted, the County Council Network (CCN) has ...

In December, Leonard Ford, 64, was found guilty of persistently making use of a public communication network to cause ...

City of Doncaster Council has granted planning permission for what is billed to be the UK’s biggest battery site.

American actor Mercer Boffey has lost a legal challenge to avoid paying council tax on his grade II listed property in ...