Devolution without decentralisation of decision-making powers risks marginalising local government to the point of an existential threat, warns Localis.

When I read the recent headlines about gangs, drugs, organised crime and disorder on Teesside, I feel sadness. Because the Middlesbrough I know is not the place I know from those headlines

When I read the recent headlines about gangs, drugs, organised crime and disorder on Teesside, I feel sadness. Because the Middlesbrough I know is not the place I know from those headlines

In today’s newsletter: The newish prime minister wants to shift power out of Westminster, but fragile councils, patchy financial scrutiny and dwindling local journalism could put his plans at risk

Make Brierley Homes pay up what they owe to the Kirkby Malzeard community

Harrogate Lib Dem MP Tom Gordon says Yorkshire devolution should go further than elected mayors.

Many northern coastal towns are in decline due to loss of industry, poor investment and policy imbalances unlike thriving southern resorts

The powers may be there, but vision and leadership are needed to complete the UK’s vision for growth

Editorial: Vital accountability mechanisms have withered as English devolution has evolved. The government should take note

Letter: Areas will remain excluded, and nothing is gained from making local government units larger and more anonymous, write Steve Leach and Colin Copus

Responding to news that mayors across England are to be given new powers to overrule local councils on some planning decisions, leader of the Green Group at the Local Government Association (LGA), Cou...

Caroline Gray outlines key lessons that can be drawn from Spain's experience of fiscal devolution between regions.

Devolution has clear parallels with localisation. So what would Andy Burnham's 'devolution by default' philosophy look like in practice if applied to humanitarian policy?

Yorkshire Day is about more than celebrating the county – it's a chance to renew the case for meaningful devolution

Read and download the letter from Co‑operatives UK and leaders from across the co‑operative movement, setting out how co‑operatives can help deliver the government's programme for good growth, secure ...

Britain's economy isn't just a national problem – it's a regional one. Stronger regional government could be the answer

The new PM needs to align the boundaries of services in local areas.

The new PM needs to align the boundaries of services in local areas.

Andy Burnham’s rise to Downing Street means that for the first time in modern history we have a prime minister who is openly committed to proportional representation.In recent years t

Angela Rayner's department gains new equalities remit in machinery of government shake-up

Tom Aubrey writes on the decisions facing Burnham on public corporations and infrastructure investment.

From: John Hall, Alliance for Yorkshire, Harrogate.

MEDIEVAL festivals, a giant community tapestry and even a Playmobil Battle of Hastings are among more than 80 events planned across the Channel Islands to mark the 1,000th anniversary of William the C...

MEDIEVAL festivals, a giant community tapestry and even a Playmobil Battle of Hastings are among more than 80 events planned across the Channel Islands to mark the 1,000th anniversary of William the C...

Letters: Daughne Taylor and John Marriott respond to the prospective new prime minister’s 10-year proposal to cede more power to regions and communities

From public ownership to devolution and the cost of living, the policies of the potential Labour leadership challenger will face intense scrutiny

Fiscal devolution will support metro mayors in the next phase, when delivery matters most.

Following the death of David Hockney at the age of 88, these pictures celebrate the Bradford-born creative's remarkable career and some of his most iconic works.

From: John Hall, The Alliance for Yorkshire, Harrogate.

Agrivoltaics, or the practice of solar agriculture co-location, is defined as agricultural production underneath or adjacent to solar panels, such as crops, livestock, and pollinators.

The chairman of Middlesbrough Football Club said the mayor threw away an opportunity for Teesside when handing over 90 per cent ownership of the former steelworks site to private partners

Fair representation is the first pillar of constitutional renewal. Federalism is the second. The third and final pillar is fiscal federalism. Without financial autonomy, political devolution is incomp...

Michael Meadowcroft was a principled and tireless advocate for Yorkshire, and we are deeply saddened by his death on 1 June at the age of…

Last month’s elections have shown just how broken our voting system is. 70 MPs have just supported an amendment demanding a total review of this system, and a change to proportional representation. B...

Yorkshire’s future growth is best steered by those who know the county best – those who live, work or do business here

Yorkshire is run and funded through a mess of overlapping structures. Why not bring in a single, regional authority and make things simpler?

Yorkshire and the Humber is still used in official language –but the region it describes no longer exists in any meaningful sense