Councillors in Southend-on-Sea held a minute’s silence in memory of a seven-year-old girl who was killed by a falling tree.

Government plans to make it a mandatory duty to report child sexual abuse need to be backed up with an effective deterrent, ...

Local authorities are to benefit from a £25m scheme to enable cheaper electric vehicle (EV) charging for those without ...

The leader of Reform UK-controlled Kent County Council has urged the Government to rethink its plans to reduce health and ...

Lewes DC's leader has vowed to fight a Brighton & Hove City Council proposal to take over parts of her district under ...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is due to announce the launch of the Better Futures Fund, a £500m initiative to help reduce youth ...

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has announced a £600,000 investment to revitalise local high streets in the capital.

Thirty-two town centre and high street locations across London have been identified as hotspots for anti-social behaviour, ...

There is an urgent need to address falling immunisation rates to protect children against measles, local authority leaders have said.

The supplementary vote system will be reintroduced to elect mayors in a move that is expected to reduce the chances of ...

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Local authority leaders in Scotland have welcomed the decision by Unite and GMB members to accept the latest two-year pay ...