The Conservative group leader of Oldham Council has resigned from the party after police were called amid a row at a town ...

Some 20 members of Broxtowe Borough Council, including the leader, have left the Labour Party in protest against Keir Starmer ...

After a flurry of announcements affecting local government in the build-up to Christmas, councils must ensure they’re ready ...

Derbyshire County Council has proposed a series of cuts for the next financial year as it grapples with an £18.6m shortfall.

The Government intends to hold councils ‘accountable' for improving care in their areas as part of its social care reforms. Announcing plans to set up a new adult social care commission chaired by ...

Almost 13,500 retail stores in the UK closed for good last year, equivalent to about 37 shops a day, new data has found.

Councils have warned that the social care sector is ‘likely to deteriorate’ during the three-year wait for the findings of a ...

Revenue at privately-run special schools has reportedly soared as councils continue to battle to manage rising costs in the area.