when did cornwall council became a unitary authority
Cornwall Council On 5 December 2007, the Government confirmed that Cornwall was one of five councils that would move to unitary status.[3] This was enacted by statutory instrument as part of the 2009 structural changes to local government in England,[4] The changes took effect on 1 April 2009. On that date the six districts and Cornwall County Council were abolished and were replaced by Cornwall Council.
Paris Peace Accords
Noise pollution Up until the 1970s governments tended to view noise as a "nuisance" rather than an environmental problem.
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Sutton Coldfield Historically in Warwickshire, it became part of Birmingham and the West Midlands metropolitan county in 1974. In 2015, the town elected a Parish/Town Council for the first time in its recent history.
Bournemouth Before it was founded in 1810 by Lewis Tregonwell, the area was a deserted heathland occasionally visited by fishermen and smugglers. Initially marketed as a health resort, the town received a boost when it appeared in Augustus Granville's 1841 book, The Spas of England. Bournemouth's growth truly accelerated with the arrival of the railway and it became a recognised town in 1870. Historically part of Hampshire, it joined Dorset with the reorganisation of local government in 1974. Since 1997, the town has been administered by a unitary authority, meaning it is independent of Dorset County Council, although it remains part of that ceremonial county. The local council is Bournemouth Borough Council.