The six mayoral elections include four combined authority mayors in Greater Lincolnshire, Hull and East Yorkshire, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, West of England, plus two Metropolitan Borough ...

Local councils dealt with a record amount of fly-tipping last year - but fewer enforcement notices were handed out as authorities struggled to prevent people dumping rubbish. Data from the environment ...

In England, local authorities can increase council tax by up to 4.99% each April without holding a referendum. This is broken down into a 2.99% increase for general spending and a 2% precept for ...

Local elections have taken place all across the UK on Thursday, May 1, the first vote since Labour won the 2024 general election last July. Millions of people will have gone out to vote for 1,631 ...