An additional £200m will be in the public health grant for next year, the government has confirmed today. This 5.4% uplift ...

Planning policy changes that could have had a "significant positive impact" on increasing housebuilding, will instead be ...

The government believes devolution will help restore trust in politics, but it must tread carefully, writes LGC editor Sarah ...

Deputy prime minister Angela Rayner said she hopes Lancashire will adopt a mayor next year, at the same time as areas on the ...

The local government minister has written to all councils in two-tier areas and small neighbouring unitaries to “formally ...

Surrey CC has been fast-tracked for reorganisation, including the postponement of elections, without a clear plan for and ...

Nigel Farage has criticised the postponement of county elections, claiming that Reform UK were the “favourites” in one area ...

Two-tier areas need to "think very carefully" before reorganising, Somerset Council's leader has warned after being granted ...

The three unions representing local government staff have asked for a £3,000 pay rise for all employees for 2025-26 in their ...

Elections in eight councils are being cancelled to pave the way for six new devolution deals to be in place by May 2026, the ...

Devolution is about connecting political decision making to the emotional importance of place, writes the chief executive of ...

The Labour party at Medway Council has lost its majority after Reform UK took two seats in a by-election yesterday. Three seats were being contested after ...