The three councils said they are seeking an elected mayor for the county The three councils in Cheshire have asked the government for a devolution deal which would include an elected mayor. Cheshire ...

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

An elected mayor for Cheshire is "neither welcome nor necessary", according to a former deputy leader of one of the area's councils. Independent councillor Craig Browne said he felt there should be ...

Leaders across Cheshire and Warrington have hailed a ‘momentous step towards devolution’ and establishing a mayoral combined ...

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THE Prime Minister is a unionist through and through and should be respected for it. Mr Major believes passionately that the maintenance of the Union is the only way ahead for Britain and he is ...

President George Bush and US Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice are ready to become directly involved in renewed efforts to restore devolution. President George Bush and US Secretary of State ...

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The recent letter to the Observer newspaper signed by council leaders, including my own leader Cllr David Finch (Con), calling for more devolution - or to use the Observer’s description, ‘more cash ...

A confidential US embassy cable from 2008 obtained by whistle-blowing website Wikileaks called devolution in Wales "weak and troubled". Peter Hain and Eluned Morgan, it said, were seen as the only ...

The three councils in Cheshire have asked the government for a devolution deal which would include an elected mayor. Cheshire East, Cheshire West and Chester, and Warrington Councils have written to ...