McDonald’s has defeated councils’ attempts to stop it opening new branches by claiming the fast-food outlets promote healthier lifestyles, an investigation has revealed.

A mother had to pay £7,000 for her children’s therapy while she waited for Somerset Council to release the funds, an ombudsman has revealed.

The Joint Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee (JHOSC) of Shropshire Council and Telford & Wrekin Council has written to ...

The number of alcohol-related deaths hit record levels in 2023, prompting council chiefs to call for certainty over funding ...

Lancashire County Council, Blackburn with Darwen Council and Blackpool Council have been working together to create the new ...

Justin Day, CEO and co-founder of Cloud Gateway, considers what local government devolution can learn from NHS digital ...

The areas set to join the programme are Cumbria, Cheshire & Warrington, Norfolk & Suffolk, Greater Essex, Sussex & Brighton, ...

Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) has pleaded for help from other local authorities ahead of the upcoming arrival ...

Defra's decision to top up funding for flood defences by £250m raises spending in this area to record levels but is still ...

The Government's approach to distributing compensation to councils for higher National Insurance Contribution bills has been ...

Forty-two local authorities – or one in 10 – are considering cuts to waste collection services, new data reveals.

The failure to tackle the children's mental health crisis costs the UK over £1tn in lifetime lost earnings, researchers ...