The Emissions Trading Scheme could end up costing councils up to £6.5bn by 2036, the Local Government Association has warned.

Salford City Council is returning the delivery of some adult social care services for more than 800 residents back in house.

Strategic authorities will need to work closely with colleges and employers to co-design local skills improvement plans and ...

Union officials will meet conciliation service Acas next week in a bid to end Birmingham’s long-running waste dispute. Talks ...

The body representing senior local authority officers has welcomed the 3.2% pay increase offered to its members by employers.

London boroughs could face bankruptcy over crippling costs caused by the capital’s ongoing homelessness emergency according ...

Leaders in Surrey have ruled out a county-wide unitary despite a suggestion from the government to include the option in ...

Two of the three unions representing local government staff have said they are considering the pay offer which rejected most ...

A unique collaboration between universities and local government in Yorkshire and the Humber has provided policy support for councils across the region, ...

Council staff have been offered a 3.2% pay rise in what employers are describing as a “full and final” offer. The increase ...

Some 63% of people polled were unaware of devolution plans which risks further damaging public trust in politics, according ...

Politicians in Cumbria have said any devolution deal must include adequate funding to address years of underinvestment. In ...