AMs mark 20 years since the first sitting of the assembly on 6th May 1999. Plenary begins at 1.30pm with Questions to the First Minister Statement: The Fair Work Commission's Report Debate: Tackling ...

Five councils in Hampshire and Dorset have submitted applications this week asking to be part of a devolution deal. But what does it mean for the people who live in the area? It is the biggest change ...

Discussions have begun ahead of the biggest transformation of local government in southern England in decades. With this month's elections cancelled, attention has turned to the devolution plans for a ...

IN RECENT YEARS it has sometimes seemed as if the only question worth asking about the state of the United Kingdom is which of its four nations would be the first to break away. Northern Ireland, ...

"What's in a name? That which we call a rose, by any other name would smell as sweet," wrote William Shakespeare. But names - especially place names - can be a point of contention for many. Take ...

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Hampshire County Council is sitting to discuss and decide on the English Devolution White Paper The paper, proposed by the Labour government, proposes a merger of district and county councils across ...

‘We want more powers’, council leaders across Devon have told the Government, as part of a ‘devolution deal’ for Devon. Devon County Council leader, Cllr John Hart, has written to the Local Government ...

The Northamptonshire councils will hold special meetings next week to discuss the options for future devolution deals in the region and the introduction of a South Midlands Mayor. In December, the ...

The government has refused to back devolution plans for Yorkshire. Eighteen council leaders across the region - including Hull's Steve Brady and East Riding's Stephen Parnaby - had united behind the ...

The government’s plans for devolution could turn the South West into the wild west as local authorities seek to make “power bids” for various parts of Devon, one councillor has claimed. Cllr George ...