The Audit Commission has written to the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) to express its concerns about the complexity of ... read more
Residents in the currently unparished Cumbrian town of Penrith (population 15,151) have voted in favour of establishing their own town council, ... read more
Electors in Macclesfield have voted in favour of the formation of their own town council. The results of the community governance ballot revealed ... read more
The National Association of Local Councils (NALC) has called for local (parish and town) councils to receive a minimum payment of £20,000 ... read more
Six national organisations 1 have proposed an amendment to the Infrastructure Bill 2, which would arrest the decline in funding for healthy every ... read more
Wildlife experts at the Environment Agency have confirmed that water voles have returned to every county in England, following the final release ... read more
A new right that could allow local residents or local firms to raise-up a petition that will require a council review of the use of yellow lines ... read more