The new combined authority will take in Southampton, Portsmouth, Hampshire and Isle of Wight councils Elections for a new mayor for the Hampshire and Solent region will take place next year, the ...

Opposition parties have raised fears about devolution plans, following a split between the councils over the area. Both North and West Northamptonshire councils voted to go forward with a combined ...

WORCESTERSHIRE has been talking to other councils about joining together to form a strategic authority. As part of its devolution plan, the government wants all two-tier areas to be replaced by ...

BACK in 2000, when the then government embarked upon its province-to-district decentralisation plan, a wide range of enabling factors were readily available. Several diagnostic studies exploring the ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. More than half of the English county councils scheduled to hold elections in May look set to request a ...

THURROCK councillors have supported plans for the borough to join a fast track plan to transfer more power from Government to local authorities. The Government is inviting authorities to join a ...

NORTH Yorkshire could be split in two by a devolution plan that risks leaving rural areas behind, according to a council leader. Did you know with a Digital subscription to Yorkshire Post, you can get ...

Devolution is happening – that’s the message from Hampshire County Council’s boss as it agrees to forge ahead with huge plans which would transform local government. In a “historic” council meeting, ...

A devolution plan that could have led to an elected mayor for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight has been rejected by the island's council. The government wants to introduce elected mayors for every ...