EXCLUSIVE: Critics say that democratic power is being 'stripped away' from some traditionally conservative parts of the UK.

Labour-run Birmingham city council, the largest authority in the country, issued a Section 114 notice in September 2023 and ...

The need to “harness the heft” of the East Midlands and make the region more confident are top of the “to-do” list of the new ...

Erewash Borough Council, which covers the towns of Long Eaton and Ilkeston along with villages like Breaston, Draycott and Borrowash, is officially within the Derbyshire boundary but sits between the ...

It's been a unitary authority since 1997, meaning it is in charge of all council services in the area it covers. Elsewhere, however, there is a two-tiered system. Derbyshire County Council is in ...

The 1,410ft Bennerley Viaduct sits on the Derbyshire-Nottinghamshire border Council ... Greater Manchester area would be unlikely because High Peak is part of the East Midlands Combined County ...

Elsewhere, Birmingham, Somerset, and Trafford Councils have received approval to raise council tax by 7.5% from April. For a typical Band D household, this will result in an increase of £134.48 ...

Former MP Sir Tony Baldry, has called for protection of Banbury’s economic future as the town faces the possibility of ...

The Greater Lincolnshire Combined County Authority is now an official body following final communication from the government. The deal brings with it an investment package of £720m over 30 years. The ...

The Luzerne County Government Study Commission on Thursday will discuss maps of potential voting districts that could be used ...