New data has revealed that councils in England have spent almost £4 billion making more than 220,000 staff redundant since 2010.
Seen by the Local Government Chronicle (LGC), the stats shows that Birmingham City Council has made the highest number of redundancies in that period. England’s largest local authority has made 8,769, in effect halving its workforce and spending £184.8 million on compensation packages.

More than 30 rural communities will benefit from new or expanded village services that will be delivered by their local pub.

A new report examining the changing local relationship says that councils should cede control where communities are willing to step up and seize it.

James Brokenshire has announced a new partnership with Barclays Bank to provide £1 billion of loan finance for the delivery of new homes.

Children going into care face a postcode lottery for the opportunity to stay with relatives, with one in five initially placed with a friend or relative.

A new Leeds City Council backed trial has found that cost-effective engines powered by liquid nitrogen could significantly reduce air pollution.

Cash-strapped councils across England are struggling to provide services for rising numbers of people facing disadvantage.

Oxford Direct Services has announced that it is to start providing drone-based services to carry out roof and building surveying.

A major study into workplace well-being has found that half of workers have experienced a mental health problem in their current job.

New report warns that current plans to impose voter ID is a very ‘expensive distraction’ from the serious threats facing our democracy.