The deal to set up a new authority for the Solent area has been stopped by the government, because Hampshire County Council does not support it.
Campaigners argue against ‘counterproductive’ way of standardising services and outsourcing contracts, encouraging councils to ‘keep it local’.
Peterborough City Council could end its waste and recycling contract with Amey by mutual consent under new budget proposals.
Communities Secretary Sajid Javid has announced £375,000 of new funding to further encourage the reporting and prevention of hate crime.
Professional people from working class backgrounds are paid £6,800 less than their colleagues from more affluent backgrounds.
The Ministry of Justice has launched an internal inquiry into the mental health backgrounds of prisoners who committed suicide.
Many local authorities are not providing the information that families with disabled children need to access childcare.
Bath & North East Somerset Council has given its backing to an 800-space park and ride to the east of the city to handle growing congestion.
To prevent coffee cups ending up in landfill, a scheme to boost disposable coffee cup recycling has been launched in the City of London.
New statistics from the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) have shown that 4,134 people slept rough per night across England in 2016 - a 16 per cent increase on the previous year.
Oxfordshire County Council (CC) has approved plans to stop funding for 14 out of 22 day care centres.
Prime Minister Theresa May has promised that the government will publish a White Paper setting out its Brexit plans, during Prime Minister’s Questions.