Kent CC has become the first Reform-controlled local authority to be scrutinised by a taskforce looking for spending cuts. A ...

Next month’s spending review could "make or break" county and unitary authority budgets without an injection of funding, the ...

The chief executive of the West Midlands CA Laura Shoaf has announced she will leave after four years in charge. Ms Shoaf’s ...

New figures reveal the costs of policing the Birmingham waste dispute have stung taxpayers for almost £1m. Figures were ...

The council’s success was built on sustained capacity, institutional knowledge and the political will to think big and act ...

The honeymoon period for the Labour government is over, LGC’s latest survey of senior council figures reveals Optimism about ...

Devolution offers opportunities to build stronger, greener and more sustainable communities across the country, writes the ...

A council public health chief has hit back at the suggestion from former health secretary Matt Hancock that council teams ...

Government actuaries are expected to “look closely” at council pension funds that set high employer contribution rates ...

Hounslow LBC  Conservative councillor has defected to the Labour party in 12 months. Ranjit Gill, first elected to the ...

Findings from the latest LGC confidence survey show the government must do more to show council figures that they understand ...

Early and representative public participation can anticipate issues and de-risk planning applications, writes the director of ...