Southend-on-Sea City Council has postponed its meeting to decide on consenting to forming the Greater Essex SA. Two ...

At least 11 councils are publicly demanding ministers reimburse the money spent preparing for local government reorganisation ...

Changes to how the Treasury makes investments will put "local priorities at the heart of decision making", the prime minister ...

A 30-strong alliance of councils, businesses, universities and even a professional football club has united to push for a Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent ...

The market value of the Local Government Pension Scheme rose by £35.6bn in the financial year 2025-26, an 8.8% rise from the previous year. According to official data on LGPS funds, the market value ...

Four London boroughs publicly launched their legal challenges against the fair funding review today, telling ministers to ...

Civility took centre stage as the membership body representing senior local government officers met for its annual conference ...

Local government minister Jim McMahon is "not minded to further explore" the case for a South Midlands Strategic Authority, ...

Leaders at four unitaries hailed a "landmark moment" after prime minister Andy Burnham publicly backed a mayoral strategic ...

Local government needs to reimagine career development and “spot talent sooner” help prepare people for the challenges of the ...

AI generated complaints are an increasing challenge for councils. Steven Downes looks at how some are responding.  In many ...

Devolution direct to county councils could kick start economic growth, argues the County Councils Network's devolution and ...