A wave of new combined authorities is bringing decisions on transport, planning and rural funding closer to home. Here’s what ...

As Lancashire's 15 authorities will merge into four, council leaders give their reactions.

The government has announced the formation of 34 new unitaries in 14 areas with two-tier local government. Communities ...

Swindon had hoped to join Oxfordshire and Berkshire in one mega-authority but plans have stalled.

Warwickshire's six councils will be dissolved in 2028 and replaced by two new authorities.

MPs debated how prejudice against strong regional accents could affect social mobility in Westminster Hall.

Letters: Daughne Taylor and John Marriott respond to the prospective new prime minister’s 10-year proposal to cede more power to regions and communities ...

Fenland District Council has accused the government of using local councils as a “scapegoat” for failing to deliver on their ...

If English devolution deepens under Burnham the competitive pressures on Wales will increase ...

The government has started announcing what political boundaries in the Midlands will be expanded as part of its overhaul of ...

Labour MPs are demanding Andy Burnham sets a target of creating one million jobs in production over the next decade as part ...

Staffordshire will be carved up into two new ‘super-authorities’, replacing all the existing district and county councils, ...