Andrew Seekings has announced he will retire as chief executive of Cumberland Council at the end of December after leading ...

Suffolk CC has confirmed it will pursue a legal challenge to the government’s plans to reorganise the county. At a meeting last night, Suffolk’s cabinet agreed to proceed with the judicial review ...

Devon could have a mayor by next May, according to the county’s leader and chief executive. Julian Brazil (Lib Dem), leader of Devon CC, written to Andy Burnham to express his interest in quickly ...

The prime minister in waiting could not have been clearer: speaking just weeks before moving into Downing Street, he said his government would oversee “a fundamental shift in how we govern”. He was ...

Andy Burnham plans to establish a ‘Number 10 North’ to drive devolution and more council housing, he revealed in a speech today. Speaking at the People’s History Museum in Manchester Mr Burnham, who ...

Legal claims over equal pay against Brighton & Hove City Council are set to head to court, meaning the issue could take years to resolve and create ongoing uncertainty over the council’s financial ...

Norfolk CC chief executive Tom McCabe is leaving his post after seven and a half years as the county’s most senior officer.

Norfolk CC has begun a formal legal challenge to the government’s plans to reorganise the county. The council announced ...

Chief executive Lukman Patel outlines how "mindset, relationships and the courage to act" helped Burnley to succeed. When ...

Less than a fortnight before the deadline for legal action over local government reorganisation, chief reporter Caitlin Webb ...

A growing number of councillors are quitting Reform UK, criticising the party for perceived flaws including infighting, a ...

Baroness Louise Casey told a group of senior MPs that unless councils are "equal partners" alongside the NHS, social care ...