Council leaders hoping to create a Wessex group say they're 'extremely disppointed' by the deputy prime minister's decision Council leaders say it is "extremely disappointing" the government will ...

However, Mid-Dorset and North Poole MP Vikki Slade told the House of Commons a Wessex mayor would be like the Thomas Hardy character Jude the Obscure. Image caption, ...

"We feel the Wessex proposal aligned with the aims of the White Paper, encompassing a population of approximately 1.9m, with the region well-placed to support the government's growth priorities ...