Employment support funding must address regional inequalities that perpetuate ‘worklessness’, think tank says.

Southampton City Council has apologised after a ‘processing error’ led to nearly £1m in Direct Debit payments being taken ...

Members of the trade union GMB have voted to reject a 3.2% local government pay offer. Over three quarters (77%) of the ...

Local authority leaders have called for a new ‘national-local coalition’ that puts prevention at the centre of a modern ...

The Government has turned to councils for extra building inspector capacity as high-rise housing projects continue to be ...

London Assembly members have called on the capital’s mayor to establish a taskforce to tackle an increase in arson incidents.

Reform UK council leader announces Lincolnshire County Council needs to rethink its service delivery to ensure sufficient ...

The statistics confirmed that the number of people sleeping rough for the first time increased by 5% in 2024/25, with a total ...

Unite members are set to protest Birmingham City Council’s leader at this year’s LGA conference as part of the ongoing bin ...

Former Tory minister Dame Amanda Milling is expected to be appointed to a new board tasked with helping ‘reset' troubled Tees ...

Reform UK council leader announces Lincolnshire County Council will require service cuts to ensure sufficient savings.

A survey published by the Local Government Association (LGA) ahead of its annual conference this week revealed that 52% of councillors report that they have had untrue or misleading information about ...