The re-election of Mr Houchen is ‘the first silver lining in these elections’ for the Conservatives, according to election expert Sir John Curtice. RSPB and PAN are working on a letter from local ...

New research has found that 15 local authorities have recently cut the number of homes they intend to build over the next decade by at least 10%.

Cheshire East Council has been forced to close a council-run school meal service due to ‘significant budget pressures’.

New research has found that 15 local authorities have recently cut the number of homes they intend to build over the next decade by at least 10%. According to The Times, which has seen the research by ...

Former Conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson was turned away from his local polling station yesterday after forgetting to bring valid ID.

Labour have gained 58 councillors and 96 Conservatives members have lost their seats with a third of councils declared.

Ben Houchen has won the Tees Valley mayoral election despite his vote share taking a dramatic hit. The incumbent mayor took 53.6% of the vote – a 19% drop in vote share compared to 2021. Mr Houchen ...

Image: Peter Rhys Williams / Shutterstock.com. The Office for Local Government’s (Oflog) ‘lack of action to correct misleading information’ in rankings compiled by The Times ‘calls into question its ...

Councils spent £45m over the past three years on external legal advice relating to planning appeals, according to a freedom of information request. The new data found that each local authority spent ...

Cambridge residents were confronted with the unexpected site of a car marked ‘polling station’ when they went out to vote ...

Torbay Council members have given the green light to the creation of a new Devon and Torbay Combined County Authority (CCA).

Rushcliffe BC is the highest-ranked council in England for finance with Leeds City Council coming bottom, according to ...