15th May 2009, 04:06 PM
Same in the West Midlands, the administrative county still exists for some things (like postal addresses) but is not an authority in its own right, it consists of several MBCs. I think there is a "South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service" as a hangover from the days of the Peoples' Republic, just as there is still as "Hereford and Worcester Fire Service" despite the merged counties of 1974 being de-merged after not very long.
Of course Borsetshire, which is not at all fictional, lies somewhere between Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Shropshire...
Of course Borsetshire, which is not at all fictional, lies somewhere between Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Shropshire...