Teletext Recovery - 15/12/1994

P321 Teletext 321 Dec15 22:41:24   COUNTY  COMEBACK ——————————————————————————————————————— Ancient Rutland and Herefordshire are set to return to the shire map under plans sent to Environment Secretary John Gummer. ■ The Local Government Commission is publishing recommendations for 18 areas in a two-year review of England. ■ It proposes keeping at least some form of the present two-tier system of counties and districts in 16 of them, but Berkshire and Dorset county councils face the axe, ——————————————————————————————————1/7—— Rutland heading for a comeback 306 LINCOLN TRAVEL SHOP SEE P256 Next page Politics News poll Letters

P321 Teletext 321 Dec15 22:41:10   COUNTY  COMEBACK ——————————————————————————————————————— Local government plans to restore Rutland as a county will bring joy to Oakham — county town of what was Britain's smallest shire until its merger with Leicestershire in 1974. ■ The home of Ruddles real ale, with a population of about 33,000, it would regain its county status — lost 20 years ago. ■ Rutland would become the smallest all-purpose authority outside the City of London. ——————————————————————————————————2/7—— Rutland heading for a comeback 306 WEATHER FOR YOUR REGION p183 Next page Politics News poll Letters

P321 Teletext 321 Dec15 22:41:20   COUNTY  COMEBACK ——————————————————————————————————————— Toasts will be raised in the cider county of Herefordshire to celebrate the commission's call for its independence from Worcestershire. ■ The two were joined under reforms of the 1970s. ■ Rutland, taking its name from the area's red ironstone, and Herefordshire can trace their origins back at least 1,000 years and appear on maps based on William the Conqueror's Domesday survey. ——————————————————————————————————3/7—— Rutland heading for a comeback 306 WEATHER FOR YOUR REGION p183 Next page Politics News poll Letters

P321 Teletext 321 Dec15 22:42:16   COUNTY  COMEBACK ——————————————————————————————————————— Detailed proposals announced by Local Government Commission chairman Sir John Banham are: ■ No change in the structure of Norfolk, Northamptonshire, Northumberland, Suffolk, Surrey, Warwickshire and West Sussex. ■ Berkshire and its six districts reduced to five unitary authorities — East Berkshire, Newbury, Reading, Slough and Wokingham. ——————————————————————————————————4/7—— Rutland heading for a comeback 306 WEATHER FOR YOUR REGION p183 Next page Politics News poll Letters

P321 Teletext 321 Dec15 22:42:55   COUNTY  COMEBACK ——————————————————————————————————————— Local government proposals merge Dorset and its eight districts into four all-purpose councils — Eastern Dorset, Bournemouth, Poole and Western Dorset. ■ Devon loses Plymouth and Torbay, which become unitary authorities. ■ Darlington becomes an all-purpose council with the rest of County Durham unchanged. ■ Brighton merges with Hove to form a unitary authority. ——————————————————————————————————5/7—— Rutland heading for a comeback 306 WEATHER FOR YOUR REGION p183 Next page Politics News poll Letters

P321 Teletext 321 Dec15 22:41:45   COUNTY  COMEBACK ——————————————————————————————————————— Local government proposals leave Essex largely unchanged but Southend becomes an all-purpose council and there are alterations to district boundaries. ■ Hereford and Worcester is axed, with Herefordshire regaining county status and becoming a unitary authority - including the western part of Malverns. ■ Worcestershire returns with existing districts and the addition of the eastern part of Malvern Hills and Leominster's Tenbury area. ——————————————————————————————————6/7—— Rutland heading for a comeback 306 WEATHER FOR YOUR REGION p183 Next page Politics News poll Letters

P321 Teletext 321 Dec15 22:41:15   COUNTY  COMEBACK ——————————————————————————————————————— Local government proposals make Leicester and Rutland all-purpose councils, with the two-tier system staying in the rest of Leicestershire. ■ Nottinghamshire continues, but without Nottingham which recovers the independence it lost in 1974. ■ Stoke-on-Trent, expanded to include the Barlaston area, goes unitary with the rest of Staffordshire unchanged. ■ Wiltshire loses Thamesdown. ——————————————————————————————————7/7—— Rutland heading for a comeback 306 WEATHER FOR YOUR REGION p183 Next page Politics News poll Letters

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