Regulator Ofsted has rated Knowsley MBC's children's services inadequate, warning the council was leaving young people being ...

Catherine Spitzer, chief executive of Environment Bank, explains how private investment can help councils that are struggling ...

Lancashire County Council has welcomed the announcement of an inquiry into the Prevent programme following the conviction of ...

Rowenna Davis, associate partner at Global Future Foundation, sets out 12 principles for reviving our town centres.

The prospect of local government reorganisation in Hampshire has forced New Forest District Council to rethink a major ...

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

Council bosses have urged the Government to ‘empower’ local authorities after it set out new plans to overhaul digital ...

Officers have recommended that Tewkesbury Borough Council abandons the process of changing its name after local government ...

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

Plans to introduce a levy on hotel stays in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole have been halted after the Government declared the result of a ballot void.

Local authorities have warned in a new survey that they may be unable to balance their books because of pressure on their ...

More councils have pleaded with ministers to increase their council tax above the 5% referendum limit without holding a poll, ...