Government confirms additional funding for councils' adults' and children's social care services over next three years ...

Cap-busting tax hike will be embarrassing for the party, which has made low council tax a priority ...

English councils will be given at least £5bn to pay off years of overspending on special needs education as ministers again ...

A government-ordered overhaul will see all 15 main councils in Lancashire and replaced with a handful of new authorities ...