The delay is costing the region more than £500,000 a week in potential investment funding...

The Government has received a formal request to bring forward the region’s first mayoral election from May 2028 to May 2027.

County Hall spent £33,830.57 on activity connected to local government reorganisation which has now been withindrawn following new legal advice.

Fresh calls have been made to bring forward the first Hampshire and Isle of Wight mayoral elections.

A surge in demand during recent heatwaves is placing hundreds of thousands of pounds of extra costs on Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service.

Political leaders across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight are to urge the next Prime Minister to bring forward elections for the region's first elected mayor.

Devolution across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight presents 'huge opportunities' to boost investment, jobs and local decision-making.

New powers, budgets, governance and the appointment of a chairman are all on the agenda for the inaugural meeting of a regional authority backed by a £1.3billion investment fund.

Recorded rural offending across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight has increased by almost 10%, including an over 100% spike in wildlife crime.

Legislation was laid in parliament on Monday to allow the Hampshire and the Solent Combined County Authority to be established...