Plans for the reorganisation of local councils in Hampshire have been announced by the government.
Fifteen councils that covered the county are to be replaced by five new all-encompassing, local authorities. Four for Hampshire as a whole, the fifth covering the Isle of Wight where nothing changes.
It means councils including Test Valley, Basingstoke and Deane and Hampshire County will cease to exist.
The government says its “Plan for Change” will save local taxpayers money. But not all the local authorities involved are happy.
