Stockport council leader defends approach amid allegations public money is being wasted on bids to protect green belt

The council has, in the past, been accused of ‘being asleep at the wheel’ but said it is working relentlessly to deliver

Hillingdon Council branded proposals to build more than 14,000 new homes on greenfield land in the borough ‘wholly disproportionate’

George Finch plagued by bullying claims and other controversies since taking helm at Warwickshire council George Finch, who made history last year after he was elected as leader of Warwickshire county council at the age of 19, is no stranger to criticism. His year at the helm of a minority Reform administration has bee

Nicholas Thomas, Local Democracy Reporter The leader of a city council has defended a decision to join a European leadership programme, which he argued has helped develop job opportunities for young residents. Newport was one of 30 cities chosen last year to take part in the Bloomberg LSE European City Leadership Initi