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POLICY AND POLITICS

Clash expected over councils' choice of devolution plans

Councils in Gloucestershire are expected to clash over the county’s devolution options.

By By Joe Lepper | 09 October 2025

Councils in Gloucestershire are expected to clash over the county's devolution options.

While there is support from Stroud DC to join the West of England Combined Authority (WECA), another option of forming a strategic authority with nearby Herefordshire and Worcestershire is gathering support from elsewhere in the county.

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