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Which councils could meet government's proposed rates cap?

Few councils have been able to keep their rates rises below the proposed 4 percent a year cap in recent years.

Councils warned over poor service delivery

Tapiwa ChirumeSTAFF WRITER LOCAL authorities have been warned against sleeping on the job as the government cracks down on worsening municipal service delivery.Addressing local gov...

Council leader says some communities are missing out on clean-up drive

Caerphilly council leader Jamie Pritchard says some wards are missing out, with 344 Cleaning and Greening requests for fly-tipping, graffiti and road-sweeping.

Equality roadshow set to visit seven Oxfordshire market towns

South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils will visit seven towns across their districts.

Bring back district and regional councils, say Scottish Greens

The Scottish Greens say a range of measures should be introduced to improve local government in Scotland.

Tribal Special Development Councils non-functional in Odisha, say vice-chairpersons

The SDCs were established in 23 districts of Odisha to strengthen tribal identity by preserving the culture and heritage of 64 tribal communities with an estimated population of 84...

Oxfordshire villages benefit from community grant improvements

Clifton Hampden and Burcot Parish Council recently used a Councillor Community Grant from South Oxfordshire District Council.

Upper Hutt to get MДЃori ward in 2028

The decision was supported by seven councillors, with three against.

Scotcast: Is your council about to be abolished?

Ministers have proposed major reforms of local government.

Scotland's 32 councils could be cut to six under government plan

Reforms could involve the creation of six to 10 regional authorities, as well as more than 100 community bodies.

Scotland's councils 'too big to function' as Greens call for shake-up

A MAJOR shake-up of Scotland's councils is needed as the country's local government set-up makes it an "international outlier", the Scottish Greens have said.

Peter Zinkin: Outer London boroughs are losing autonomy while their obligations keep growing

The new funding formula assumes every council charges a notional Band D of £2,060. Barnet charges £438 less, but grant is calculated as if the difference were being collected. The...

SNP plan to devolve some powers to new regional authorities and boost pay for 'dual mandate' councillors

Scotland’s 32 local councils could be replaced by between six and 10 mainland regional authorities.

Dublin City Council rubber-stamps move towards not-for-profit creches in the capital

Local leaders and election candidates clash over Queenstown fast-track housing

A fiery public meeting on Monday night laid bare political differences over who should get the final word on the future of the district - local councils or fast-track panels.