In Shrewsbury, the lights switch-on brings thousands of people into the town for shopping and entertainment. In South Swindon ...

The Isle of Wight must retain its own council under local government reorganisation, according to the first draft of a devolution plan. The proposal, which has been agreed by the county's council ...

An application to create a new joint mayoral authority for Hampshire, Southampton, Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight is due to be submitted later. On Thursday, members of the island council's ruling ...

A plan for devolution in Oxfordshire will be submitted to government after the county council's cabinet agreed on proposals. It will say that a new mayor for the region should cover Berkshire, ...

Cornwall should be treated more like a separate British nation than a county, with its own parliament and sweeping new powers to control its own destiny and distinct culture, according to a new ...

Politicians across Sussex plan to postpone local elections in May in favour of electing a mayor and replacing councils with unitary authorities. East Sussex, West Sussex and Brighton and Hove councils ...

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 ...