The local authority supports a major shake-up and reduction in the number of councils in the area. As part of the plans, a mayor would be elected and a combined authority would be set up to make ...

However, as part of the plans, a Greater Essex mayor would be elected and a so-called combined authority would be ... The existing council structure in Essex is set for radical change with plans ...

With an election coming up and the shock news of Metro Mayor Dan Norris’ arrest, the West of England Combined Authority has been thrown into the headlines in recent days. It is a hugely ...

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CUMBRIA will get £1 million in Government funding to help set up a proposed combined authority with an elected mayor if members of the public are in favour of the move. Residents have until 11 ...

The mayor, who heads the West of England Combined Authority, is responsible for improving transport across the region and attracting and delivering major investment. The role is only set to become ...

Both combined authorities will be required to provide six monthly ... "who will be asked to confirm that the delivery of HMG investment has been carried out in line with the authority’s legal duties ...

Katharine Hammond has been appointed the new chief executive of South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA). She will work with South Yorkshire’s Mayor Oliver Coppard to deliver SYMCA’s ...

The mayor, who heads the West of England Combined Authority, is responsible for improving transport across the region and attracting and delivering major investment. The role is only set to become ...

This is the collection of West Midlands councils who have agreed to work together on major region-wide issues such as strategic transport, large-scale housing development and economic planning.

A combined authority says it will "reflect carefully" on government advice stating mayors of such organisations should not chair Mayoral Development Corporations (MDCs) to "avoid conflicts of ...