7+ hour, 1+ min ago   (509+ words) When news of Reform UK's two record-breaking £36m donations emerged this weekend, it felt as if Nigel Farage's inner circle was attempting a fightback. The last few months have proved difficult for the party, with a dip in the polls, a…...

15+ hour, 32+ min ago   (527+ words) Robert Jenrick has said Reform UK believes £72m of donations it has received from two cryptocurrency billionaires are "entirely in line with the law". The party's economic spokesman told the BBC that he does not expect that it will have to…...

18+ hour, 29+ min ago   (1086+ words) What will come next for Devon after a surprise announcement by the government to "pause" plans for the biggest shake-up of local government for more than 50 years? The plan approved by the government was to abolish all the district, county…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (244+ words) The first chief executive has been appointed to lead the new West Surrey Council as it prepares to replace six local authorities in 2027. Susan Halliwell, who currently leads Bracknell Forest Council, was selected following a national recruitment campaign and will…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (364+ words) A former councillor, described as having made an "enormous contribution to public life", has been nominated to receive one of the local authority's highest civic honours. Sunderland City Council's cabinet recommended Harry Trueman be appointed an Honorary Alderman of the…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (227+ words) Councillors are being advised to refuse their own council's planning application for extra seafront parking spaces over concerns about flooding. Conwy council applied for permission to create 17 new parking spaces at Llanfairfechan car park, according to the Local Democracy Reporting…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (587+ words) The executive will hold further talks with the secretary of state on Friday to discuss the government's offer of money to resolve Stormont's budget deadlock. On Monday, Sir Chris Bryant visited Stormont and made an initial offer of £350m per year…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (365+ words) The cost of a major harbour redevelopment project in Scarborough has increased since the plan was approved, North Yorkshire Council has said. The project, green-lit by the former Scarborough Borough Council, includes restoring existing heritage facilities alongside creating new commercial…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (375+ words) Plans for a major new housing development close to a busy stretch of motorway have been approved. A primary school and 750 homes, along with other facilities, will be built at the site between Bower Lane and the M5 in Bridgwater, Somerset....

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (627+ words) Plans to convert Derbyshire County Council's Grade II listed headquarters into a hotel have been approved, despite question marks over its funding. The scheme, budgeted at £132m, would see County Hall in Matlock turned into a 100-room hotel, 50 homes built on…...