Essex’s work with public, private and voluntary sector partners is enabling significant strides towards its clean energy ...

The devolution bill offers a “real risk” of moving powers up from local councils rather than down from Whitehall, warn two former ministers. Former ...

Lancashire CC’s Reform UK leader has criticised the council for taking on multi-million pound investments, some of which will ...

A "crisis in our democratic system" is on the cards unless the mounting pressure on the electoral process is addressed, a ...

The abolition of the committee system should not remove the space for slow, deliberative decision making, writes the chief ...

Former Broxbourne BC leader Lewis Cocking, who swapped the council chamber for the Commons last year, shares his concerns over the barriers to becoming a ...

Just three years after their creation as a means to improve collaboration between health and local government, integrated care boards are being forced to ...

A recent LGC roundtable, held in partnership with Norse Group, discussed the potential for local government reorganisation to provide an opportunity to ...

Newham LBC appointed Paul Martin as interim chief executive at an extraordinary meeting last night. From today Paul Martin ...

Council leaders are working together in a bid to find common ground in response to the government’s plans for local ...

The government has issued Dudley MBC with a best value notice after ministers expressed “concerns” over the running of various departments. The notice ...

While some have been underwhelmed by the devo bill, ministers have been dropping hints of more significant change afoot, writes LGC editor Sarah Calkin ...