Hertfordshire County Council has set up a charity to take control of its libraries, expecting to save £500,000 in business rates.
Gateshead Council has urged the government to create a National Care Service, that would work alongside the NHS, to end the current 'care crisis'.
The contract between Birmingham City Council and Capita has largely ended, with most services being brought back in-house.
Labour has revealed that a no deal Brexit outcome will cost families an extra £220 next year as a result of rising food prices.
Local Government Secretary Robert Jenrick has been announced as the new Ministerial Champion for the Midlands Engine.
The Liberal Democrats have enjoyed further by-election success in Brecon and Radnorshire.
Some councils are still approving planning applications that contravene the new rules laid out in the NPPF for England.
The Environment Agency has begun work on a new £25 million flood risk management scheme in Carlisle, Cumbria.
The Children’s Commissioner has found that the number of children in care aged 13 or over rose by 21 per cent between 2013 and 2018.
The six mayoral combined authorities and the Greater London Authority are now accountable for administering adult education budgets.
Newly appointed Chancellor Sajid Javid has announced an immediate funding boost to help get the UK ready for Brexit on 31 October.
The annual review of local government complaints for 2018-19 has been published, with a third concerning children services.