The district councils will individually convene in the first week in September to have their say on the plans. The five current district councils are Worcester, Bromsgrove, Malvern Hills, Redditch and ...

When established, it's possible more powers could be devolved from Westminster. Greater Manchester controls local health ...

The UK government did not do its own analysis of the cost of the biggest reorganisation of councils in England for decades, ...

Conservative county councillors have failed in a bid to ensure the option of a single unitary authority for Hertfordshire would be back on the table.

Three councils have backed a proposal to combine into one new local authority as part of a two-unitary council plan. An initial proposal for the creation of a new Ridgeway Council has been ...

Cornwall Council has the 12th largest debt out of 382 local authorities, according to new data concerning growing council ...

Nottingham City Council's leader has revealed more details about its plan to reform local government by changing the city's ...

A plan for two new unitary authorities in Somerset has been described as a "U-turn" by the county council.

One of Kent’s authorities has outlined its preferred option for the reorganisation of local government in the county - but ...

Merging councils across Devon will "improve inequalities and provide better value for money", a council has said. In a report ...