Hertfordshire County Council said the spiralling costs were due to increased demand for services, higher costs of material and energy prices. 

Council facing £20 million overspend by end of financial year

Stuart Dobson was grieving the loss of his wife when he received the letter telling him that he had died - and offering him a council tax discount.

Council sent man letter telling him he was dead

The owner of an Essex garden centre is pleading with the council not to close down its popular Christmas attraction.

Staff at Cambridgeshire County Council will have to take three days of unpaid leave as the authority tries to balance its books.

The cash-strapped authority says the sale and leaseback agreement will help fund the transformation of its services.

A major shake-up of local government in Northamptonshire has been proposed - which could see the county council cease to exist.

Some councils in East Anglia have turned down money which could help them bring back weekly bin collections.  