regionalidentity on Gloucestershire Dailyhttps://gloucestershiredaily.co.uk/tags/regionalidentity/Recent content in regionalidentity on Gloucestershire DailyHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usSun, 12 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000Calls to Keep Three Counties or Mercia Combined Authority Option Alive in Gloucestershire Devolution Talkshttps://gloucestershiredaily.co.uk/calls-to-keep-three-counties-or-mercia-combined-authority-option-alive-in-gloucestershire-devolution-talks/Sun, 12 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000https://gloucestershiredaily.co.uk/calls-to-keep-three-counties-or-mercia-combined-authority-option-alive-in-gloucestershire-devolution-talks/A Gloucestershire council is urging that the option of joining a Three Counties or Mercia combined authority remain part of the conversation amid ongoing devolution talks. As local government reorganisation continues across England, new powers are expected to be devolved to councils that form strategic combined authorities in the near future. Currently, five district councils in Gloucestershire, along with Gloucestershire County Council, have expressed a preference for joining the Bristol-focused West of England Combined Authority (WECA).