A second consultation on plans for a new parish council in Surrey has opened. The proposed council, which would serve Pyrford ...

PARISH councils from the lowest tier of local government in England, but they play a vital role in your area. Usually centred in a small village or town, they are the ...

An intriguing row has broken out in Shoreham, West Sussex, in the lead-up to a by-election to fill a vacancy on the parish council. The local paper tells all: CONTROVERSY is stirring in grassroots ...

Parish councils can increase their bills more freely than other authorities Parish councils wanting to raise council tax "excessively" may have to first consult the public in line with larger ...

Viral sensation Jackie Weaver explains how parish councils work and why they're important They control millions of pounds in public funds, influence our day-to-day lives and had a brief moment in the ...

Nearly half the residents in Lafayette Parish live outside the city of Lafayette, but have representation on the city-parish council that decides city of Lafayette utility rates, city fire and police ...

Parish councils wanting to raise council tax "excessively" may have to first consult the public in line with larger authorities, the government has warned. Analysis by BBC News, external found ...

Judge Vitter dismissed a lawsuit by St. Tammany landlords over an ordinance regulating housing for registered sex offenders, ...

Both Little Wenlock Parish Council and Ercall Magna Parish Council had been earmarked to be subsumed into much bigger patches under a Telford borough council boundary review. Councillor Kevin Connor ...

St. Charles Parish Council plans to discuss zoning for solar farms during a meeting on January 12, 2026, with public ...

Handforth parish council has become an unlikely internet sensation after the town’s Zoom meeting descended into a frenzied shouting match. The online session began with an unseen councillor mumbling ...