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Councils in Lancashire are edging closer to an agreement on reorganisation, but it is likely to b...

Properties are taking much longer to sell in areas with a large number of second homes as local a...

Councils have no excuse for failing to improve housing after a watchdog highlighted complaints ma...

Two local authority pension pools have reacted angrily after their plans to meet new standards we...

Reorganisation proposals submitted by English councils would produce new unitaries of significant...

Local authorities in Wales are raising council tax by an average of 7.2% in 2025/26 - the second ...

A nine-month investigation by an Improvement and Assurance Board (IAB) has concluded that Liverpo...

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