No region should feel compelled to host an event highlighting how unfairly it has been treated compared to the rest of the ...

Lancashire is “far from any firm agreement on having a mayor” a senior county councillor has told LGC, contradicting the ...

The shadow local government secretary has told the Convention of the North that the region needs to “get better at asking” ...

Two mets in Greater Manchester have been awarded £20m each by the government to support local regeneration under a rebadged ...

Deputy prime minister Angela Rayner has promised that devolution is not just about mayors but it will also "strengthen local ...

The Treasury should provide a spending framework that supports cross-departmental work to address “systemic weaknesses” in ...

In the week that the eight organisations that invest billions of pounds for council pension funds have to justify their ...

Planning authorities will be required to adopt new local plans within 30 months of starting the process despite concerns from ...

More funding for the north will be the “direction of travel” for this parliament, the deputy prime minister has said, while planning reforms will hand ...

Mark Palethorpe is set to be appointed the next chief executive of St Helens MBC, subject to approval by councillors. Mr ...

New strategic partnerships will leverage contributions from organisations like the Local Government Pension Scheme, writes ...

Written evidence for an inquiry on council finances highlight need for urgent reform, writes head of content Kirsty Weakley.