The Government denied opposition claims that the Welsh Transport Bill will strip local authorities of some of their powers and hand them to the Welsh... continue

An overhaul of the structure of governance in London is needed according to the interim findings of the Commission on London Governance. The... continue

The Government denied during the committee stage of the Welsh Transport Bill's passage through the House of Commons that English local authorities... continue

The new regional transport partnership (RTP) for the West of Scotland will take up Strathclyde Passenger Transport's responsibility for managing and... continue

Outgoing Scottish transport minister Nicol Stephen has made a series of changes to the Executive's plans for statutory regional transport... continue

Tom Williams, Chair, Sewta (South East Wales Transport Alliance), Cwmbran
Your 'Parliamentary Monitor' section of 23 June identifies the danger of the Welsh Assembly Government grabbing transport powers from local... continue

Playing about with local governance structures has been a preoccupation of successive governments over the last 40 years. The 1960s saw the creation... continue

Councils in the north of Scotland have greeted the Scottish Executive's last minute proposal to create an Islands regional transport partnership with... continue

Edinburgh City Council is attempting to have the voting weight of the new statutory South East Scotland Transport Partnership (SESTRAN) changed over... continue

Proposals for a new 'northern transport compact' that would offer a unified voice on pan-regional transport issues for the north of England have had... continue

The Scottish Executive will spell out its plans for regional transport partnerships in the north of Scotland to Parliament next week, amid widespread... continue

The development of Greater Manchester's rail network risks becoming confused by a multitude of plans prepared by different organisations using... continue

Scottish transport minister Tavish Scott this week responded to pressure from Shetland Islands Council and granted it regional transport partnership... continue

Ministers are considering whether transport responsibilities in England's city-regions should be passed to new Greater London Authority-style... continue

The two-tier structure of local government in the English Shire counties could be abolished under plans being considered by ministers. Communities... continue

Parish councils should be given more influence over rural public transport provision to ensure that it is more tailored to people's needs, according... continue

Dundee City Council has voiced its disapproval at the Scottish Executive's plan to group it with Perth & Kinross, Stirling and Angus councils in... continue

The DfT and its regional partners are going to have to adapt to a "change of cultural attitudes" if proposed regional transport boards are... continue

Scotland's new transport agency is to be based in Glasgow, transport minister Nicol Stephen has announced. The agency will have around 200 staff and... continue

Dumfries and Galloway Council this week set out its case to be a standalone regional transport partnership (RTP) area, buoyed by Scottish transport... continue