Instead of freezing council tax increases the Labour leader has presided over an inflation-busting increase in another cost ...

FRESH figures published this morning have revealed how much councils have been allocated from a giant fund. The Household ...

Establishing two new councils in Warwickshire is the "clear preference" of the districts and boroughs, a political leader has ...

Under current rules, local authorities are not allowed to increase their tax bills by more than 4.99 per cent without the ...

Research showed that the average band D council tax bill in England and Wales will rise by 5.1% in April. While this is a ...

Council tax in England will rise by an average of 5% in April, adding £106 to the annual bill. But some areas will see rates ...

Nearly nine in 10 (88%) of 153 upper-tier authorities in England will impose a 4.99% increase in April, the most allowed ...

The Public Accounts Committee called for swift action to address delays in independent assessments of council finances.

Council workers must be protected from job cuts, with services and democracy preserved in any plans to overhaul local government, says UNISON today (Thursday).

Waste workers have been on strike in the city on and off since January but are now entering their second week of indefinite ...

St Helens Borough Council's planning committee has approved the construction of 445 new homes in Haydock and Blackbrook, UK, ...