The government’s reforms will provide a strengthened early warning system for councils facing financial difficulties, writes ...

With ministers pushing for planning officers to decide the fate of more applications, LGC spoke to councils where elected ...

From a masked parking ticket campaigner, the journey of a glass bottle and a Pringles ASMR, chief reporter Caitlin Webb ...

Rushmoor BC has appointed its deputy chief executive as managing director after making the chief executive redundant. Paul ...

Low pay has been highlighted amongst staff recruitment and retention challenges in a major new government commissioned survey ...

New safety measures have been announced by the Home Office in a bid to protect candidates standing in next month’s local ...

Chief executive of Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole council Graham Farrant tells LGC how he handled the "most extreme ...

Tensions are running high in the contest to become Greater Lincolnshire's first mayor, where Reform UK believe they can cut ...

Almost £40m has been set aside by councils in two-tier areas to prepare local government reorganisations proposals this year.

Experts are urging the government to scrap current land value capture (LVC) methods to ensure it meets its ambitious 1.5 ...

Latest figures show 621,880 referrals were made to children's social care last year, slightly fewer than last year, but ...

Cambridgeshire CC has been fined £6m after pleading guilty to serious safety failings on its guided busway leading to three ...