The government has confirmed that in areas where elections are cancelled next year due to local government reorganisation, ...

Two counties have confirmed they will request a postponement to local elections next year, but two others have said they will ...

Despite the sector welcoming the settlement as the first multi-year provision in a decade, it has failed to calm their fears ...

Five councils with low council tax rates have been offered council tax flexibility, as the government unveiled a £78bn local ...

Senior MPs, including former local government ministers, have criticised the government during the Common's debate on the ...

Listen now to the latest episode of The Local Authority, the podcast from LGC, for a special episode looking back at 2025. LGC’s editorial team review the biggest stories of the year and look ahead to ...

Two London boroughs set to be granted extra council tax freedoms have hit out at the move, as government documents reveal ...

A county is considering whether to raise council tax by up to 10% as it struggles to close a growing budget gap.

The first results from LGC’s annual council tax tracker show that just over one in five councils are planning to apply for ...

Chesterfield BC is set to appoint its deputy as the new chief executive. Christine Durrant will replace current chief Huw ...

The latest proposed changes the national planning policy framework aim to “avoid unjustified local deviation” as the ...