"Local government reorganisation (LGR) plans to create ‘mega councils’ in place of county and district councils will reportedly amount to over £12m over two years."
https://www.localgov.co.uk/New-unitaries-in-the-south-to-cost-over-12m/63280
FOI: 'revealed that local authorities in #Essex, #Kent, #Sussex, #Surrey, #Oxfordshire, #Hampshire and the #IsleOfWight #councils have set aside £11.22m for 2025/26 to fund the move, with £1.05m having been spent on LGR costs in 2024/25.'
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The summer has been a "bumper" breeding season for dormice in #Hampshire conservationists have said.
Volunteers from the Hampshire Dormice Group, who have been carrying out surveys to monitor the tiny mammal, said the warm, dry summer had allowed them more time to breed.
#dormouse #hazeldormouse #bilch
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