The Danish presidency of the Council of the European Union, which began on 1 July and runs until the end of the year, will focus on strengthening the EU’s security and competitiveness. Speaking at the ...

Former party chairman Zia Yusuf warned that the best the party could do in Kent and the other nine areas where it runs services would be to increase council tax more slowly that elsewhere.

Council staff have been carrying out 100 per cent of their work in 80 per cent of their hours since January 2023 and councillors voted to make the change permanent.

A York café owner has threatened the city council with legal action after claiming he was not given enough notice about major restoration work on… ...

A York café owner has threatened the city council with legal action after claiming he was not given enough notice about work on a Grade-I listed monument next to his business. Gevish Kheddo, the owner ...

Telford & Wrekin Council says it is staying within budget even as it forecasts having to spend a further £5.6 million on the ever-rising costs of adult social care.

A schoolgirl has shared how she had a narrow escape from the horror crash in Minehead. One child died in the crash which also saw more than 20 people injured, after a coach returning home from a ...

A 10-year-old boy died after a coach returning pupils to Minehead Middle School after a trip to Exmoor Zoo crashed in Somerset on Thursday. Six other children remain in hospital - two at Bristol ...

A special needs school in Somerset is set to demolish three buildings containing reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC), according to planning documents.

A schoolgirl has shared how she had a narrow escape from the horror crash in Minehead. One child died in the crash which also saw more than 20 people injured, after a coach returning home from a ...

Somerset wine snub sparks fury as tax breaks skip small vineyards A Somerset MP says the Treasury has let English vineyards rot on the vine News By ...

The National Audit Office has refused to approve the Government's accounts for the second year running due to the ‘severe backlogs’ in local authority audits.