Mighty warhorses, as richly adorned and armoured as their knightly riders, are an immediately recognisable icon of the ...

You can find who is on the ballot in each ward by entering your postcode on this BBC election tool. In addition to the main ...

All of Wiltshire Council's 98 seats are up for grabs on 1 May, alongside 308 seats on the county's smaller parish and town councils, including in Salisbury. Since its creation in 2009, Wiltshire ...

Wiltshire Council charges less for council tax than the average across England, new figures show. It comes as a think tank warned the "relentless rise" of council tax was "unsustainable", and ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. Norwich could be divided into parish councils for the first time as part of local government reforms. Mike Stonard, the leader of Norwich ...

RESIDENTS of Bournemouth and Poole are due to be consulted on the creation of parish and town councils in the area. Members from the two towns will soon be asked for their say following the ...

A pair of new maps explore what splitting Surrey into two larger councils could look like if this ends up being the preferred option. Since Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) was first confirmed in ...

Anyone who wants to vote in May's local elections must register before midnight on Friday. Voters in some parts of England ...

All but two of the 15 councils in the South West are increasing council tax by the maximum or above, with Wiltshire (4.50% ... including parish precepts where appropriate, has fallen year on ...

A pair of new maps explore what splitting Surrey into two larger councils could look like if this ends up being the preferred option. Since Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) was first ...

More than a dozen council-owned car parks could be handed over to smaller parish and town authorities ahead of a local government shake-up. But the smaller councils would be “absolutely mad ...