The absence of a narrative surrounding yesterday’s Spending Review means even the positive interventions will find few fans, ...

Norfolk CC has set out plans for a single new unitary council for the area, which its analysis says could save £32m a year.

Councils face the challenge of honouring the public trust while welcoming innovation, writes the former chief executive of ...

The government has announced a massive £39bn investment in social housing in its bid to build 1.5 million new homes this ...

Councils can expect their core spending power to rise by 2.6% in real terms between 2025-26 and 2028-29, Treasury documents ...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has confirmed over £1bn of financial support towards reforms to children's social care and the ...

Just 6% of council figures said their council has reached a consensus with their neighbours over plans for local government ...

One third of council figures think setting the population threshold at 500,000 is 'about right' but 40% think it is too large ...

London will join the areas on course to get an integrated financial settlement from the government from next year, the ...

Today is your last opportunity to submit nominations for the Cllr Awards 2025, writes the chief executive of the Local ...

The government is to scrap a 200-year-old law making rough sleeping a criminal offence in England and Wales. The Vagrancy Act ...

The government has named 25 “trailblazer neighbourhoods” that will receive funding up to £20m for “community-led regeneration ...