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

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

Payments to private companies for public assets have exceeded construction costs by over three times, research into PFI ...

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Thousands of high street businesses are set to see their rates bill more than double this year, financial experts warn.

The number of British school children receiving support for special educational needs (SEN) has surged by 40% since 2016-2017 ...