Communities minister Andrew Percy has given the go-ahead for the west of England combined authority headed by a directly-elected mayor.
Bristol City Council, and South Gloucestershire and Bath & North East Somerset councils will make up the combined authority, which will have powers over planning, housing, transport and skills in the region, as well as control over an investment fund of £30m a year for the next 30 years to encourage economic growth.
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