People would prefer to call their local council if complaining about a missed waste or recycling collection, a survey has revealed.
The number of complaints about councils that have been investigated and upheld by the Local Government Ombudsman (LGO) has increased this year, new figures have revealed.
Vulnerable adults are being let down by ‘poor’ social work practice, Ombudsman reports.
A petition with more than 1,500 signatures has demanded the entire cabinet at Kensington & Chelsea RLBC should quit over its handling of the Grenfell fire.
An investigation has been commissioned by Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council after problems were raised with people voting in the General Election.
Over 20% of all waste and recycling issues raised by the public take more than a week to resolve, a new survey reveals.
A Conservative councillor has been suspended following a racist tweet he made during the Eurovision song contest.
Northumberland council has been criticised for cutting down trees that were planted in the Queen Mother’s honour.
A Conservative councillor has been suspended from Breckland Council after being filmed making lewd comments at a hunting protester.
Stroud council has issued an apology after a direct debit error meant they took council tax payments early from over 5,700 bank accounts two days before Christmas.