Cambridgeshire CC has backed the creation of two unitary authorities amid simmering tensions on reorganisation.
Five options are on the table for the region covered...
Research by The MJ has revealed a majority of London councils still providing lifetime tenancies by default despite the capital's burgeoning temporary accommodation...
Three UK mayors are taking part in a new £37m Europe-wide leadership programme aimed at helping them tackle the challenges they face leading combined authorities...
Surrey districts are moving to transfer community assets to parish councils and community groups so their future is secured ahead of local government reorganisation...
A former chief of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy has claimed there is now an increased risk of corruption in local government.
Writing...
Councils are being urged to tighten planning laws around Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) as the battle between government and local authorities over asylum...
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) told The MJ its social cohesion taskforce was made up of an ‘internal civil service team’ charged...
Reform UK council leaders have written to home secretary Yvette Cooper attacking the Government's asylum seeker housing policy.
The letter written by Kent CC...
With the announcement of a new social cohesion taskforce, the Government has acknowledged efforts to address community tension have failed to progress sufficiently....
Many expected Reform UK to try and turn Durham Council upside down as soon as it took control after May's local elections.
Party leader Nigel Farage welcomed...
Wales' First Minister has said England looks on ‘with envy' at Cardiff's relationship with councils as she signed a landmark partnership agreement with councils....