Here you’ll find information on the grants, services, support and training available to residents in the West of England.
Discover skills, training, and career support in the West of England to help you get to where you want to be. Find career support.
"Find your happy" at work with funded career coaching to help you advance your career. Access free coaching.
Access free, flexible courses to build up your skills and get fast-tracked to an interview. Upskill with a bootcamp.
Learn how we're transforming careers education for our region’s young people and get support. Access the Careers Hub.
Your retrofit career guide, offering a clear roadmap to a rewarding career in retrofitting. Retrain into retrofit.
Plan your travel across the region with WEST, a sustainable transport initiative for the West of England. Plan your journey.
Learn how the Combined Authority is transforming rail travel with new and improved stations, and more frequent train services. Discover rail improvements.
Explore how the Combined Authority is bringing partners together to enhance bus services across the region. Learn about bus service improvements.
Find out how walking and cycling infrastructure is being improved in the West of England. Discover walking and cycling enhancements.
Celebrate special occasions with the Birthday Bus, a unique initiative offering free travel in your birthday month. Apply for your Birthday Bus pass.
Learn how the Mayoral Combined Authority is helping to tackle the climate and ecological emergency, working towards a net zero region. Explore the environmental initiatives.
Learn about efforts to address the need for more homes of all types in the West of England, focusing on building communities, not just houses. Discover housing and planning initiatives.
Access support and learn about the impact on creativity and culture in the region. See how culture is being enhanced.
Get expert advice and support for retrofitting projects to improve energy efficiency and sustainability in your home or business. Access retrofit advice and services.
Join a community solar initiative to install solar panels and benefit from collective purchasing power for better rates and support. Learn more about Solar Together.
The West of England Mayoral Combined Authority primarily funds these services, with additional support from central government for certain initiatives. In some cases, The Combined Authority collaborates with both the Unitary Authorities (local councils) and with private sector partners.
The West of England Mayoral Combined Authority provides services to benefit people living and working in Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol and South Gloucestershire. Check out the map (PDF, 0.5MB) to cross reference your location.
The priorities for delivery of services in the region are set by the Mayor of the West of England.
Whilst there isn't currently a central consultation tool for you to have your say, most initiatives involve effective consultation with the public, other Unitary Authorities, and businesses in the region. Matters are also discussed in public Committee Meetings, to which you may submit questions, petitions and statements.
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