Councils across the south-east have joined forces to create the country’s largest local authority fostering partnership. The initiative, which kicked off on July 8 and includes Southampton City ...

Although no detailed proposals have been outlined the local authorities ... the future map of local authorities in Wales would not show 10 councils still in existence in South East Wales.

Residents across much of the South ... local elections on 4 May. A total of 1,304 seats across 35 local authorities are up for election next month. Ballots are taking place in Kent, Surrey and ...

More than 8,000 councillors have been elected across 230 local authorities ... with the biggest falls coming in the South East, East and East Midlands. Most of the gains have been split between ...

Councils in the East of England have ... an "expression of interest" in a South Midlands Combined Authority. A combined authority brings together existing local authorities but does not replace ...