Local government

No need for 'large' council tax hikes - Robison

Deputy PM will 'unblock' south east housing sites

Councillor felt 'terrified' after being targeted

Council asks to hike tax bills to fill £54m gap

Councils call for cash to cover homeless bill shortfall

Council facing £31m budget shortfall next year

Post-16 school transport system fails children - MP

Met drops probe into council's financial woes

Elected mayor system broken and bad for women - MP

Council votes for major local government shake-up

Council tax rise and fewer events as £14m cuts loom

'There's very little council money left for the arts'

Backlash from councils over Rayner housing targets

Budget must not cap council tax rises - Cosla

Four-day week council attacks 'culture war' notice

Former mayor hopes book inspires young councillors

Oxfordshire county council faces £25m shortfall

Day centre closure plans ‘inexcusable’, user says

Local councils could be scrapped in government plan

Thousands of road defects recorded across region

MPs want to abolish all of county's 15 councils

Medway Council faces predicted £11m overspend

Thurrock Council to discuss plans to save £18m