The Local Government Commission for England was the body responsible for reviewing the structure of local government in England from 1992 to 2002. It was established under the Local Government Act 1992 replacing the Local Government Boundary Commission for England. The Commission could be ordered by the Secretary of State to undertake 'structural reviews' in specified areas and recommend the creation of unitary authorities in the two-tier shire counties of England. The Commission, chaired by John Banham, conducted a review of all the non-metropolitan counties of England from 1993 to 1994, making various recommendations on their future. After much political debate and several legal challenges, the Commission's proposals resulted in the abolition of Berkshire county council and the counties of Avon, Cleveland, Hereford and Worcester and Humberside. Combined with a second wave of reviews in 1995, under the chairmanship of David Cooksey, the Commission's proposals led to the creation of unitary authorities covering many urban areas of England. It was replaced by the Boundary Committee for England in 2002, which finished this review cycle in 2004. (more...)

From Wikipedia's newest articles:

• ... that the Archdiocesan Classical Gymnasium in Zagreb, Croatia has an observatory (pictured) on school grounds?
• ... that labor lawyer Thomas Geoghegan called the 1978 U.S. Supreme Court Marquette Bank decision "the most important of our lifetimes" since it opened the door to increased use of credit cards?
• ... that Henny Moan acted in the Oscar-nominated Ni liv, later named the best film in the history of Norwegian cinema?
• ... that the American Musical Theatre of San Jose's debut at the San Jose Center for Performing Arts was delayed for three years when the ceiling collapsed?
• ... that the footage filmed for the documentary film The Boys from Baghdad High had to be smuggled out of Iraq by journalists of many different news agencies?
• ... that according to the New Mexico Legislature, the Sandia Hairstreak butterfly "symbolizes the ability of New Mexican residents to thrive year-round in a semiarid climate"?
• ... that Leon "Pee Wee" Whittaker, an African American trombonist from the Mississippi River delta country, played at least five instruments in a 74-year musical career?
• ... that jazz pianist Geoff Eales played the French horn with the National Youth Orchestra of Wales and piano with the BBC Big Band?
• ... that the Bell Ford Bridge was the last Post Truss covered bridge to still stand, collapsing in January 2006?
  
  Archive – Start a new article...

• John McCain chooses Sarah Palin (pictured), the Republican Governor of Alaska, as his vice-presidential running mate in the 2008 U.S. presidential election.
• Hurricane Gustav, responsible for at least 59 deaths in Haiti and 8 more in the Dominican Republic, makes landfall on the island of Jamaica.
• Russia officially recognizes the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
• Over 1.2 million people in Bihar, India are affected by flooding as the Koshi River changes its course.
• Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 6895 crashes upon takeoff near Manas International Airport in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, killing 68 people.
• The 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing come to an end after 16 days of competition.
• At least 60 people die following twin suicide bombings outside the Pakistan Ordnance Factories in Wah, Pakistan.
  Wikinews – Recent deaths – More current events...

August 30: St. Rose of Lima's Day in Peru; Victory Day in Turkey

• 1791 – HMS Pandora sank after running aground on the outer Great Barrier Reef the previous day, claiming the lives of 31 of her crew and four of the prisoners.
• 1813 – Napoleonic Wars: Forces of the Sixth Coalition under Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly (pictured) captured French General Dominique Vandamme and thousands of his soldiers at the Battle of Kulm.
• 1835 – European settlers landing on the north banks of the Yarra River in Southern Australia founded the city of Melbourne.
• 1862 – American Civil War: James Longstreet and Stonewall Jackson led their Confederate troops to a decisive victory against John Pope's Union Army at the Second Battle of Bull Run in Prince William County, Virginia.
• 1918 – Fanny Kaplan shot and wounded Bolshevik leader Vladimir Lenin, helping to spark the Red Terror in the Soviet Union, a repression against Socialist-Revolutionary Party members and other political opponents.

• More events: August 29 – August 30 – August 31

  Archive – By email – More anniversaries...
  It is now 00:02, August 30, 2008 (UTC) – Refresh this page