The plans are part of a government bill to modernise the NHS in England, which is currently going through parliament. Source link

While the majority of children are either fostered, adopted or placed in legal children's homes, local authorities have struggled to find homes for children with the most complex needs ...

Local authorities blame the delays on a lack of funding and a shortage of bin lorries. Source link

Initially the vote will be for those at Durham, Leeds, Stoke-on-Trent, Dudley, Southwark, Newham and Bristol councils - however Unite has said it is possible that more local authorities ...

Harry FarleyPolitical correspondentGetty ImagesWest Sussex is among the councils requesting an elections delay About a third of eligible councils in England have asked to postpone their elections due in ...

Iolo CheungBBC Wales NewsGetty ImagesPotholes can cause significant damage to cars, but the RAC says bikers and cyclists can also be especially vulnerable to themAlmost half of Welsh councils ...

Getty ImagesA string of demonstrations have been held outside The Bell Hotel in Epping this summer, including this protest in early AugustSome councils say they are still pursuing legal ...

Mitchell Labiak & Michael RaceBusiness reporters, BBC NewsGetty ImagesCouncils in England must show how they are improving roads and tackling what the government describes as a "pothole plague" or ...

Getty ImagesNorth Yorkshire Council was created last year by merging eight councilsDistrict councils could be abolished and more elected mayors introduced across England under new plans for a major ...

1 hour agoBy Amanda Parr, Carys Nally, BBC News, WiltshireBBCPostman Liam Lathbury said he wants to see Chippenham "thrive" againFailure of public services, young people being forgotten and a crumbling town centre.These ...

Sarah Kilgariff, who lives near Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, applied for an EHCP for her son Freddie last July, after the five-year-old suffered a stroke because of a complication from chickenpox. ...

The Conservatives suffer a big by-election defeat as Labour gains ground in polls across England. Source link