What is the Combined Authority?
Combined Authorities are set up to improve their region’s economies. We invest in the region through collaboration with our partners, but we don’t replace local councils.
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Latest News
10 July 2026
Talented young photographers hop on board to get residents ‘on the buses’
Talented young photography students are to see their work featured across advertising channels thought the region after being selected through a...
09 July 2026
Chef returns to his roots to give young people chance to kickstart their culinary career
A locally trained chef, who returned to his roots to launch an inspirational community-based culinary school for young people, has...
09 July 2026
Mayor announces £50m electric vehicle jobs plan
Companies manufacturing parts and components, delivering specialist services or providing technical expertise to the automotive sector will be...
08 July 2026
Budding mechanic one of hundreds of unemployed young people supported by Youth Trailblazer Fund
When he was at school, Ben Challice only wanted to do one thing in life – to be a car mechanic. Yet despite his love of cars he was struggling to get...
