Council leaders hoping to create a Wessex group say they're 'extremely disppointed' by the deputy prime minister's decision ...

The white paper appears to promote unitary authorities and metro-mayors, which is moving away from the more democratic system, writes Robert Craig.

Whatever it is about medieval England that fired up a metalhead from Old Kilpatrick to start writing historical novels, it’s clearly potent ...

The four councils hoping to establish a Wessex mayoral strategic authority have said the area will miss out on funding after ...

If approved, the Heart of Wessex authority would see the four councils combine to form a new strategic authority with an elected mayor. At an extraordinary meeting held on Wednesday the ...

The Government has confirmed that Wessex has not been included within its Devolution Priority Programme. If the Heart of Wessex had been included in the scheme, this could have led to the ...

Thanks to the incredible generosity of local people, Home-Start Wessex was delighted to reach its fundraising target during ...

TRAIN services on the West of England line between Salisbury and Yeovil Junction will close for two weeks for essential ...