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North Somerset votes to join WECA
MAYORS

North Somerset votes to join WECA

By Paul Marinko | 13 May 2026

North Somerset councillors have backed plans for the council to join the West of England Combined Authority (WECA).

REORGANISATION

Exclusive: District disaggregation requires 'properly thought through plan'

By Ann McGauran | 13 May 2026

A ‘properly thought through plan' with realistic timescales is needed if ministers are to press a...

ADEPT

A calm place in the storm

By Ann McGauran | 13 May 2026

Katie Stewart, the new leader of England’s place directors, talks to Ann McGauran about the need ...

LEADERSHIP

Committed to communities

By Heather Jameson | 13 May 2026

Sophie Broadfield, chief executive of Bath and North East Somerset Council, talks to Heather Jame...

ELECTIONS

Losing control again

By Jonathan Werran | 12 May 2026

After an election that fragmented political allegiance, consideration must be paid to the grey ro...

LOCAL ECONOMIES

Economic growth is not enough

By Tom Lloyd Goodwin | 12 May 2026

Strategic authorities must start treating economic development as health policy, says Tom Lloyd G...

POLITICS

Devo minister resigns

By Paul Marinko | 12 May 2026

Devolution minister Miatta Fahnbulleh has resigned and urged Prime Minister Keir Starmer to ‘do t...

REGENERATION

Regeneration: Now is the time to deliver by tackling inequalities

By Glen Athey | 12 May 2026

Glenn Athey feels we must embrace this opportunity to develop our communities and address inequal...

REGENERATION

Regeneration: Mitigating LGR's risks for struggling coastal communities

By Christopher Kerr | 12 May 2026

Local government reorganisation in England risks worsening conditions in already struggling coast...

KING'S SPEECH

The King's Speech must squeeze out more progress on climate

By Christopher Hammond | 11 May 2026

After a bruising local election, the King's Speech needs to bring local leaders and communities c...

ELECTIONS

And now for something completely different

By Jonathan Werran | 08 May 2026

Jonathan Werran scans the first indications from the local election results, and says that for La...

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