Ministers say the plans will save money but some councils are worried they are diverting focus from other issues.

Page said the council's move violates county law. Only the county executive, he said, has the authority to hire and fire ...

As part of a major shake-up of the way local government works in England, Angela Rayner confirmed nine councils will be ...

The bad times continue at Stonnington Council, which this column has previously dubbed the “council of war”. So bad that the ...

The government says devolution will improve local services and put more money in people's pockets - but opposition MPs said ...

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has called the Government’s decision to postpone local elections in nine council areas where ...

This is the first step towards simplifying a confusing system, protecting front-line services and creating a system of local ...

Plans for major reforms to local government in England have seen several rounds of local elections planned for May cancelled.

Councils have been left with a near-£100 million bill to cover the increase in national insurance, the local authority body ...

Voters in Surrey won’t get the opportunity to cast their ballots this May after the government agreed to the county council’s ...

Communities minister Jim McMahon said that despite a 6.8% increase to overall local authority funding, some English councils ...

Deputy PM Angela Rayner agreed to cancel elections because the Government is ‘not in the business of holding elections to ...