Local authorities across the country are offering emergency accommodation to people sleeping on the streets as temperatures fall below freezing. For the first time this winter, several councils have ...

Worcestershire County Council has committed to providing better training after an investigation revealed it had failed a ...

Local authorities have used antisocial behaviour powers to restrict activities such as ‘excessive’ beekeeping, cockerel ...

North Yorkshire councillors are set to green light £126,000 to address a budget shortfall for the renovation of Whitby's Old ...

North Tyneside Council has announced plans to cut 200 jobs as it grapples to balance its books. The council said it was facing a £9.5m overspend this year and finding it ‘increasingly difficult’ to ...

The council will use the funding boost to buy five properties for use as temporary accommodation and one as an Afghan ...

Image: Iryna Inshyna / Shutterstock.com. Deficits in SEND (special educational needs and disabilities) budgets are among the top concerns for the Public Accounts Committee (PAC). Members questioned ...

Reigate & Banstead Borough Council is installing more than 120 new solar-powered litter bins to reduce litter and the borough ...

The Government has announced a slew of children's social care reforms, including new responsibilities for councils.

Colin Phillips, 53, said he was not given the required notice before being confronted by bailiffs at his home over a ...

Thurrock Council has filed a High Court claim against 23 councils in an escalation of its dispute with the Association for ...