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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

"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 ...

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 ...

Calls have been made to extend a public vote on devolution across the North East by political minnows. The North East Party, was formed in June 2014 and campaigns on a better deal for the region, ...

‘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 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 ...

We finally know the answer to the question ‘Deal or No Deal?’ from the leaders of our regional councils in Northumberland, North Tyneside, South Tyneside, Newcastle, Gateshead, Durham and Sunderland – ...