One such unitary authority is Medway Council in the north of Kent, the large county that stretches from the capital, London, ...

Two leading councillors say their proposals for two Lincolnshire unitary authorities will give residents a 'stronger voice' ...

A row has erupted after Norfolk county councillors suggested district council leaders are plotting to spend and borrow millions before they are axed.

Derbyshire County Council’s new Reform administration has been urged to agree in principle to opt for a new two-layer unitary ...

The UK and Spain aren’t covered by the Unitary Patent System, which impacts filing strategy. A Unitary Patent gives added options and isn’t a replacement route for European or national patents.

East Hampshire District Council (EHDC) will next week consider a major proposal to simplify local government across Hampshire ...

The new leader of the Conservative opposition on the district council, Mark Deaville, was part of the sub-committee working on the plan to submit to the government.

The unitary model would see each new authority take responsibility for all council services in its area, from waste collection to social care.

Godavari Biorefineries Ltd has received a European patent for its novel anticancer molecule, now validated in Spain, the UK, ...

The government has said any unitary authority must, at a minimum, cover a population of 500,000. For Suffolk, with a population of about 800,000, this would mean it could not have more than one ...