The introduction of bedroom tax has seen the number of people claiming extra handouts from councils to meet housing costs soar, figures have revealed....
The British National Party has lost its final county council seat, leaving Nick Griffin's party on just two councillors in the country. The far-rig...
Voters on 2 May will be making important choices about the direction of local communities and entire counties in the next four years; county and unitary councils have a big influences on social services, in housing and planning, transport and waste management, education and more
Around 2.4 million poor families face an average hike in their council tax bills of £138 next week, according to an anti-poverty charity. Cuts to ...
A town in David Cameron's constituency is accused of having the most sexist public loos policy in Britain, forcing women to shell out 10p to spend a p...
If you're living in an area with a high rate of crime, shouldn't you instantly be in the right to protect yourself the best way you can?
A political row erupted on Thursday after MPs suggested that increasing town hall allowances could help attract more "capable" local councillors. C...
Councils are making huge profits from parking charges while cutting road safety spending, according to figures released on Wednesday. Councils in E...
Conservative-run councils rake in far more from parking charges than town halls under Labour, according to research published by the opposition. Co...
A missionary Islamic sect has been denied permission to build a controversial mega-mosque, a council spokesman said. The Tablighi Jamaat group saw ...
Lighting on thousands of miles of motorways, trunk roads and city streets has been turned off or dimmed at night in order to save money and cut carbon...
Powers designed to combat terrorism and serious crime have been used to catch dog owners whose pets fouled the streets and to investigate breaches of ...
Cherie Blair and her son Euan are under investigation for potentially breaching planning rules, it emerged today. Westminster Council has confirmed...
A woman has been arrested after a mannequin was entered as a candidate for the upcoming council elections. The dummy, named Helena Torry, was enter...
Councils spent more than £500 million installing and operating CCTV cameras over the last four years, campaigners said today. Birmingham City and ...
A £250 million scheme to encourage councils to keep or bring back weekly bin collections is being launched by the Government. Local authorities wi...
Thousands of children are being put at risk of “horrific” sexual exploitation as budget cuts force the issue down the agenda, Barnardo’s has war...
The Government announced an initial 3.3% cut in next year's council funding on Thursday at the same time as revealing a measure to prevent a rise in c...
Millions of households will not get the weekly rubbish collections promised by the Coalition as councils reject appeals from ministers. ...
Councils have admitted to officially losing "hundreds" of people's personal data, with thousands more of children's details thought to have been "comp...
PRESS ASSOCIATION -- Town halls are to be ordered by the Government to stop asking residents questions about their sexuality, race and health. Comm...
PRESS ASSOCIATION -- Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has ordered every council to publish a list of the land and buildings they own. He said mos...
