North Somerset is one of seven local councils given permission to go above the 5% limit.

Seven English local authorities have been given permission by the government to increase their council tax by more than the 5 ...

Reform councillor Jo Monk, the leader of Worcestershire County Council, said the authority was "struggling" financially [BBC] ...

Lancashire has been invited to have its say on the size, shape and number of new councils that are to be created as part of ...

When governments begin cancelling elections because they are inconvenient, democracy is in trouble. As the former secretary ...

The Government has been accused of pitting “deprivation against rurality” as it announced an additional £440m to urban ...

Reform-led authority set for England’s largest council tax rise – despite Farage pledge to cut rates - Worcestershire County Council has been given special permission to increase its council tax by ...

While councils have welcomed the prospect of seeing 90% of their special educational needs debts wiped, some have called for greater clarity over the bailout ...

The report that Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has approved the immediate commencement of direct payment of monthly statutory ...

Iowa lawmakers advance bill blocking local civil rights protections for transgender Iowans ...

Currently, Arlington — home to the Dallas Cowboys and the Texas Rangers — is the largest American city without mass transit.

The government has been accused of making a "power grab" for Greater Cambridge with its proposal for centrally-controlled ...