Lancashire County Council’s director of highways and transport, Matt Townsend, told a meeting of the Lancashire Combined ...

Residents in a county town are being consulted over their town council taking on services from Shropshire Council as part of ...

Someone who has seen a huge change in that year is Cllr Leigh Frost. Previously the leader of the opposition Liberal Democrat ...

The deputy leader of Shropshire Council has said that plans to devolve power to town and parish councils would keep services going, and may mean smaller authorities do a better job. Shropshire Council ...

Governors maintain that the continued centralisation of these roles has undermined service delivery, resource utilisation, and the spirit of devolution. IGRTC has previously identified several pieces ...

Mobilisation work has begun for the complete restructure of the councils in Gloucestershire and expected to cost up to £30million. Proposals for Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) in the county ...

Funding for Hampshire and the Solent has been announced for the proposed devolved mayoral authority, following the government’s decision to postpone local elections. Did you know with a Digital ...

The UK’s skills system is at a crossroads. Without a clear national strategy, fragmented local approaches risk undermining economic growth and learner mobility. Here's why the government must act now ...

Gloucestershire councils today (November 28) made a joint submission to government on proposals for the future of local government in the county, supported by a letter reflecting the level of ...

Cornwall could have powers over housing, infrastructure, transport and economic development Cornwall has secured a political victory after the government confirmed it would not pursue a merger with ...

Cornwall has secured a political victory after the government confirmed it would not pursue a merger with Devon, and would instead likely offer a bespoke devolution deal. Communities secretary Steve ...

England risks drifting into a fragmented local governance system unless ministers set out a clear long-term plan for devolution, new research from the Local Government Information Unit (LGIU) and ...