Next month, the North-East’s political leaders will put the case for greater powers to the Government. In the first of The Northern Echo’s Power to the North series, Stuart Arnold asks what devolution ...

Devolved powers passed to metro mayors include control over local transport, housing, skills, and healthcare. (Image credit: Pixabay) In the UK, devolution is the transfer of powers and funding from ...

Under the Conservatives devolution has had many faces. Did you know with a Digital subscription to Yorkshire Post, you can get access to all of our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ...

A consultation has begun on proposals for a devolution deal for Cheshire and Warrington. The area was named earlier this month as one of six places to be included in the devolution priority programme, ...

Royal Borough councillors expressed an interest in starting devolution discussions with Government, which could pave the way ...

Devolution in Suffolk has been spoken about for decades - but will it happen and will it make a difference? It would see extra funding and powers transferred from the government to Conservative-run ...

Devolution plans have been announced this week which are set to shake up local government, aimed at transferring power out of Whitehall and having elected mayors covering large strategic areas - which ...

Labour’s “devolution revolution” will not give local economies an “instant sugar rush”, Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has said. Ms Rayner, who is also the Communities and Local Government ...

Any new East Lancashire all-purpose authority created by a county devolution deal will include Burnley, Blackburn with Darwen Council’s political boss has predicted. Cllr Phil Riley said the main ...

A devolution deal has been announced for the East Midlands worth almost one and a half billion pounds. It covers Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire as well as Derby and Nottingham - although ...