New Zealand’s government is urging local councils to focus on core tasks and not direct scarce funds to convention centers or ...

Another Leicestershire council has raised concerns about the potential impact of Government plans to do away with district ...

Mayors are accusing ministers of taking "the local out of local government" with proposed changes to rates and spending rules ...

District councils could be abolished and more elected mayors introduced across England under new plans for a major redesign ...

The Government is cracking down on local councils, but John MacDonald thinks it's time to do away with some of them.

Local elections could be delayed for up to a year for councils that are being overhauled, Angela Rayner has said. The deputy prime minister made the admission while outlining the government's ...

Ilembe Chamber of Commerce expresses disappointment over the KwaDukuza Municipality's decision to host a costly conference ...

11 local councils did not submit their audited financial statements by the deadline, the National Audit Office (NAO) said. Auditor General Charles Deguara presented to the Speaker of the House of ...

The Deputy Prime Minister will on Monday publish proposals to give more powers to city mayors and local councils. The white paper on English devolution will also raise the prospect of the future ...

Local councils are offering pensioners who have just missed out on this year’s Winter Fuel Payment hundreds of pounds worth of support to replace it. The support forms part of the Government’s ...