Devon could have a mayor by next May, according to the county's leader and chief executive. Julian Brazil (Lib Dem), leader ...

Andrew Seekings has announced he will retire as chief executive of Cumberland Council at the end of December after leading ...

Norfolk CC chief executive Tom McCabe is leaving his post after seven and a half years as the county’s most senior officer.

Local authorities would need £7bn over the next three years to maintain the same level of services, new analysis has revealed. New analysis by the Local ...

A growing number of councillors are quitting Reform UK, criticising the party for perceived flaws including infighting, a ...

Norfolk CC has begun a formal legal challenge to the government’s plans to reorganise the county. The council announced ...

Baroness Louise Casey told a group of senior MPs that unless councils are "equal partners" alongside the NHS, social care ...

Essex CC has confirmed it will submit a judicial review on proposals for local government reorganisation (LGR) in the county.

Chief executive Lukman Patel outlines how "mindset, relationships and the courage to act" helped Burnley to succeed. When ...

Councils need to "reset" their relationship with suppliers to improve procurement processes to take advantage of innovation, ...

Philip Holmes told LGC that LGR creates a need to "magic up" senior social care staff and that ICB reforms are "destabilising ...

Challenges at Croydon LBC “remain significant” as the council continues to rely on exceptional financial support six years after first issuing a section 114 notice, commissioners have warned. In the ...