Ministers have granted councils £1.4bn through the exceptional financial support programme for 2025-26, including to 13 that ...

There will be a growing separation between the roles of unitary and strategic authority chief executives under the government ...

Birmingham City Council is "unlikely" to have a fully functioning finance system until 2026, according to a public interest ...

Enfield LBC has appointed Perry Scott as its interim chief executive. He will succeed current chief Ian Davis, who will leave ...

Barnet LBC, Halton BC and Worcestershire CC are among 30 councils that have been given exceptional financial support for 2025 ...

Stoke-on-Trent City Council has proposed a new North Staffordshire unitary, which could pave the way for joining a combined ...

Southampton City Council will not be applying for additional exceptional financial support to balance its budget after ...

Leaders all seven district councils and neighbouring unitary Rutland CC have accused Leicestershire CC of not collaborating ...

One of the Labour party's manifesto pledges was to "widen and deepen" devolution and December's white paper set out how the ...

Refuse workers at Birmingham City Council have rejected a one-off, non-consolidated cash offer after the council removed the ...

The next council elections for areas on the devolution priority programme look set to take place next year, followed by ...

Gavin Jones speaks to LGC about reorganisation, commissioners and leaving Essex On Monday, Gavin Jones handed his county hall ...