Glasgow City Council will be run by a SNP minority administration after the party won 39 out of 85 seats at the recent local elections.

Liverpool Council has defended its new litter partner firm Kingdom, after an undercover Panorama investigation found litter officers were ‘lying in wait’ to hand out fines to unsuspecting residents on the city’s streets.

Isle of Wight councillors have agreed to push forward with plans to oust Academies Enterprise Trust (AET) from managing schools on the Isle of Wight.

Age UK has called on political parties to put social care at the heart of their election manifestos as research has revealed that a third of over 80s are receiving inadequate care and support.

A survey of UK recycling industry experts conducted by the Recycling Association (RA) at the Quality First Recycling Conference has revealed that 59 per cent of respondents considered poor material quality to represent the biggest threat to the sector.

South Northamptonshire council has announced that it has joined the ‘MetalMatters’ communications initiative.

A new ‘dementia-friendly’ home aimed at learning how better to support those living with the condition will be constructed this Autumn.

All of the primary schools in Somerset are to take part in the NCMP this year, in a bid to reduce childhood obesity.

The access of information and advice about local care services on local authority websites is witnessing ‘encouraging progress’.

Dong Energy’s wind turbines have begun generating electricity off the Liverpool coast.