This will be the third year in a row that council tax has increased by at least the maximum legal amount for two-thirds of authorities, according to analysis carried out by PA Media. (Please wait a ...

Average area band D council tax ranges from £998 in Wandsworth, south London, to £2,671 in Rutland, with 73 per cent of authorities having an area average band D between £2,200 and £2,500.

The Labour politician set out her thoughts on the future political map of the city and neighbouring county at a council meeting ... under which the current city boundary would remain the same.

The Government’s figure of a 6.8 per cent overall increase in councils’ spending power in 2026-26 assumed all councils would ...