Council leaders say it is "extremely disappointing" the government will not include their authorities in a devolution ...

BCP Council has previously resisted an invitation to join the proposed Heart of Wessex region. However, Dorset Council leader Nick Ireland said the formation of a larger mayoral authority was ...

Lib Dem councillor Sandra Moore said many services like Police Fire and Healthcare were already shared within the Wessex region, "yes, it's more rural" she said, "but it's a better fit for our ...

THE Heart of Wessex devolution proposal that BCP Council and Dorset Council has not been included in the government’s ...

A quarry could be flooded to become a new reservoir to supply water to thousands of homes in the South West. Plans are in the ...

Built by the now defunct Westland Aircraft/Westland Helicopters (the same company that made the Lysander spy plane of World War II, the first short takeoff and landing aircraft), the Westland ...

In December 2024, Dorset, Somerset, and Wiltshire councils committed to a mayoral combined authority for the Heart of Wessex region. However, Bournemouth, Christchurch, and Poole (BCP) Council ...

Angela Rayner: I want the whole of England to have mayors BCP Council has previously resisted an invitation to join the proposed Heart of Wessex region. However, in a statement, it said ...

THE Heart of Wessex devolution proposal that BCP Council and Dorset Council worked on has not been included in the government’s priority programme. It would have given more power, better ...

BCP Council has previously resisted an invitation to join the proposed Heart of Wessex region. However, in a statement, it said: "We are still open to looking at all devolution options ...