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Research from body representing 47 authorities says many could follow Slough, Croydon, Thurrock and Woking into collapseAt least 26 councils in some of Britain’s most deprived areas are at risk of effective bankruptcy within the next two years, accordi…
Exclusive: Data from past five years in England and Wales includes wage costs and victim payments for claims such as upskirting, indecent exposure and inappropriate videosLocal authorities in England and Wales have spent at least £2.5m in the past fiv…
The chief, Herman Andaya, cited his health in stepping down. His agency’s decision not to sound emergency sirens as wildfires neared Lahaina had drawn scrutiny.
Councils accused of downplaying women’s football compared with men’s, with scarcity of planned public viewing partiesThe Lionesses drew an average of 4.6 million viewers during their World Cup semi-final, yet fans are disappointed that councils have fa…
Bollards and cameras are being deliberately damaged in protest at measures designed to improve air quality and road safetyLondon councils are having to spend hundreds of thousands of pounds of taxpayers’ money repairing vandalised bollards and cameras …
As temperatures rise, a vast but aging system is feeling the strains of rising energy costs, increasing water scarcity and mounting pressure on public budgets.
Clevedon town council chairman says he cannot reveal why insurance policies were revokedThe seafront tennis courts have been shut and walkers told to stay away from a popular park. Allotment holders have been barred from their plots and classes at a co…
Thinktank warns that government’s promises of levelling up are being undermined by system that is ‘not fit for purpose’The government’s levelling up plans for England are being hampered by a funding system that is “not fit for purpose” and deprives the…
While an invasive insect bears much of the blame for endangering a beloved symbol of Rome, critics are also pointing the finger at city government.
Charities call for an end to the outsourcing of public debt as firms’ turnover rises nearly 50% in a yearBailiffs hired by councils to recover unpaid debts have seen their profits rise to record levels during the cost of living crisis, company filings …