Hopes Gloucestershire will get share of Bristol's wealth by joining West of England Combined Authority'We are lucky in that we’ve got Cheltenham and Gloucester but we are dwarfed by the size of Bristol'View 3 Images Aerial view of the Clifton suspension bridge and the city of Bristol, England (Image: Getty)There are hopes Gloucestershire will get a share of Bristol’s wealth by joining the West of England Combined Authority. “We’ve already got existing relationships towards the south, the West of England Combined Authority, whether that’s our transport links, skills, growth and our health footprint,” she said. The area in yellow below Gloucestershire is the West of England Combined Authority. (Image: MHCLG)“For me, any combined authority area, any mayoral area requires an economic powerhouse to help share the prosperity,” he said. “I think we could play a really important part of being part of a really diverse mayoral combined authority area.

Source: Daily Mirror March 18, 2026 12:24 UTC