Oldham MBC has appointed Shelley Kipling as its permanent chief executive, subject to full council approval on 6 March. Ms ...

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

Opposition members have forced Derby City Council’s leadership to drop its plans to raise council tax by the maximum possible ...

The plan to complete a decade of reform has sparked fears of politicisation of the Local Government Pension Scheme, writes deputy editor Martin George.

Industrial action by more than 350 refuse workers employed by Birmingham City Council will escalate to an indefinite all-out ...

Nine in ten county councils are using artificial intelligence (AI) in local services but limited funding, staff, and training ...

The House of Lords has voted to exempt social care providers from the increase in employers' contributions towards national ...

Suffolk CC is proposing creating a single unitary for the whole county as part of its area’s current devolution and ...

With the government’s consultation on strengthening the standards and conduct framework for local authorities closing today, ...

Leicestershire CC has been "excluded" from meetings about reorganisation by district councils in the area, its leader has ...

The statutory body that advises the government on climate change has warned that action by councils is inconsistent and ...

Three of the six Berkshire unitary councils were granted exceptional financial support (EFS) last week but they told LGC that ...