LGC asked some of the leading figures in the sector to outline their hopes or predictions for the 2026. Here is the first set of responses.

That’s a hammer blow to plans to deliver growth and to get power out of Whitehall and back into local communities.

Democracy is the most profound, most fundamental civic right that should be curtailed only in the most extreme and ...

2026 is shaping up to be another important year for the major changes happening at councils in Surrey. In October last year, ...

The mayoral authority will cover a population of approximately 1.5million people of which only 2% will be the residents of Chichester city. This is the devolution of power from Westminster part. In ...

Thurrock Council's Labour administration has agreed to ask the government to cancel this year's local elections. A report by ...

A public meeting at Evesham Town Hall on Thursday, January 8, at 7pm is aimed at helping people understand what ...

Ahead of an announcement on proposed Sussex devolution, councillors are due to debate the current position of a new mayoral authority and local government reorganisation. Brighton and Hove City ...

In counties where the shape of new unitaries is undecided, officers hesitate to commit to plans and housing delivery risks ...

RESIDENTS, businesses and community groups in Essex have one week left to have their say on local government reorganisation. A public consultation is currently under way following Greater Essex's ...

The coming year promises to be another eventful one for local government, but there are questions over the government's ...

The leaders of two Labour controlled councils have called for May's local elections to be scrapped because of Lancashire devolution. Blackburn with Darwen Council and Hyndburn Council have held ...