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 first port of call for many in ...

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 ...

Councilman Clayton Voisin accused the parish of having a “slush money” fund. He said members of the council had discussions ...

Parish councils have provided grassroots democracy across most of England for more than a century. Yet until recently parish councils could not be established in the capital. The 1963 Greater London ...