Labour-run Milton Keynes Council had put a bid in for a devolution deal with Luton and Bedford Borough Council Six councils have missed out on joining a fast track devolution programme. Local ...

Elections for the first Mayor of Sussex are due to be held in May 2026 County council elections due to be held in East and West Sussex this May are being postponed as Sussex joins the Government's ...

The first full working week of 2025 is set to be a historic one for Sussex. It's likely councillors will agree on Thursday to push forward plans to create one strategic authority to govern all of East ...

A total of 17 councils have indicated interest in being part of the next tranche of devolution deals, with 12 counties set to seek permission to postpone local elections this year, LGC research has ...

Six councils have missed out on joining a fast track devolution programme. Local Government Secretary Angela Rayner has announced "six new potential devolution areas" with a view to holding mayoral ...

Kent has missed out being part of the government fast-tracked devolution programme. The sweeping change to local government, the biggest in half a century, would have seen the abolition of all 14 ...