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Getty Images North Yorkshire Council was created last year by merging eight councils District councils could be abolished and more…

Local authorities will not be given any “wiggle room” when it comes to meeting new mandatory housebuilding targets, the government…

Keir Starmer has warned local leaders that he will not hesitate to overrule them if they attempt to “dodge their…

Councils in England facing soaring homelessness costs are urging the government to foot more of the bill, the BBC can…

BBC Angela Rayner has insisted that councils must meet the government’s housing targets, after local authorities branded them impossible to…

Getty Images Local councils have told the government its flagship plan to build 1.5m new homes in England over the…

Queensland regional councils and utility companies were not consulted about plans to build a nuclear power plant in their area…

BBC Thurrock Council leader John Kent said “we have a duty to consider all lines of recovery” Financially troubled Thurrock…

PA Media The government’s drive for new housing risks overwhelming local roads, schools and GP services in England’s rural areas…

Local authorities in England will be issued with fresh guidance on how to handle “middle-class fly-tipping” after councils were found…