A generation of US-style super-highways in the UK was predicted this week after the government unveiled plans for Britain's second private toll motorway.
Former bank chief executive Sir Peter Burt is to head the four-member team that will carry out Scotland's independent review of local government finance, the Executive has announced.
The assertion that the Labour government has presided over a huge rise in the number of back-office administrative staff is a myth, according to a leading think-tank.
The Housing Corporation is facing its second major upheaval in three years after MPs concluded that it was out of tune with the government's regional agenda.
Local authorities will continue to play an important part in education despite government moves to give schools greater control over their finances, Education Secretary Charles Clarke insisted this...
Employers and unions are on the brink of ending the long-running local government pay dispute after one union backed the package on offer and councils indicated their broad support.
The saga of Westminster's missing residents was drawing to a close this week as the Office for National Statistics prepared to admit that it had underestimated the authority's population by almost 10...
Government plans to strip councils of most of their education responsibilities will rupture relations between Whitehall and county hall, the Local Government Association's new chair has warned.
The National Audit Office looks set to be the body to assess whether the planned multi-billion pound savings widely expected to be outlined in the imminent Gershon report are actually being achieved.
The NHS Confederation called for a ring-fenced fund to tackle health inequalities this week as the Healthcare Commission warned the health service must do more to help those in greatest need.
The Northern Ireland Housing Executive put tenants' health and safety at risk and breached departmental rules in contracting for the installation of gas heating systems, according to auditor general...
A national education funding quango would be a 'retrograde step' for the sector, which must retain local flexibilities in determining how schools receive and spend cash, according to the incoming...
Ten new NHS foundation trusts were launched this week but there was disappointment in three candidate trusts, including two turned down for financial reasons.
A sign of a more aggressive Whitehall emerged this week with the Cabinet Office's summary dismissal of contractor ITnet after an £83m project looked in danger of becoming delayed and over-budget.