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    Government Offices for the English regions (GOs) were established in 1994 by the John Major government. Until 2011, they were the primary means by which a wide range of policies and programmes of the Government of the United Kingdom were delivered in the regions of England.. There were Government Offices in the East Midlands, East of England, London, North East, North West (until 1998 there ...
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    The regions of England, formerly known as the government office regions, are the highest tier of sub-national division in England.They were established in 1994 [1] and follow the 1974-96 county borders. They are a continuation of the former 1940s standard regions which followed the 1889-1974 administrative county borders. Between 1994 and 2011, all nine regions had partly devolved ...
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    The region has a rich industrial heritage, with key sites such as Ironbridge, the cradle of England's industrial revolution, and the Potteries area around Stoke-on-Trent. EU funding covers many areas, from employment and research to support for the region's tourism sector, estimated to contribute some £560 million a year to the economy of ...
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    Staffordshire (/ ˈ s t æ f ər d ʃ ɪər,-ʃ ər /; [4] postal abbreviation Staffs.) is a landlocked ceremonial county in the West Midlands of England. It borders Cheshire to the northwest, Derbyshire and Leicestershire to the east, Warwickshire to the southeast, the West Midlands county and Worcestershire to the south, and Shropshire to the west. The largest settlement is the city of Stoke ...
  6. britannica.com

    4 days agoStaffordshire, administrative, geographic, and historic county in the Midlands of west-central England. It extends north from the West Midlands metropolitan county (centred on Birmingham) and is bordered by Shropshire to the west, Cheshire to the northwest, Derbyshire to the northeast, Warwickshire
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  7. Click on the headings above to find out more about the countries of the UK in general, or a specific country of your choice. 'Our Changing Geography' explains why and how boundary changes occur and also reviews the major reorganisation of local government in the 1990s and again in 2009.
  8. britannica.com

    3 days agoEach part of the United Kingdom has a distinct system of local government. (For a full account of local government in each part of the United Kingdom, see the discussions of local government in the articles on England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.)Local governments have very few legislative powers and must act within the framework of laws passed by the central Parliament (and by the ...
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    Jan 31, 2025England - Regions, Counties, History: Although England is a small and homogeneous country bound together by law, administration, and a comprehensive transport system, distinctive regional differences have arisen from the country's geography and history. It was natural for different groups of the population to establish themselves in recognizable physical areas. In the north, for example, the ...
  10. Regional Europe United Kingdom England Regions West Midlands . 76. The West Midlands region comprises the Counties of: ... classification within the ODP, Telford & Wrekin is considered part of Shropshire, Stoke-on-Trent is considered part of Staffordshire, ... Government 1 ...
  11. cor.europa.eu

    to provide local and regional authorities with the opportunity to discuss problems or opportunities arising from the UK's withdrawal from the EU; to give representatives of UK local and regional authorities a means of discussing European Union legislation affecting them even after the United Kingdom's departure from the European Union.

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  1. Government Offices for the English regions

    Government Offices for the English regions were established in 1994 by the John Major government. Until 2011, they were the primary means by which a wide range of policies and programmes of the Government of the United Kingdom were delivered in the regions of England. There were Government Offices in the East Midlands, East of England, London, North East, North West, South East, South West, West Midlands and Yorkshire and the Humber regions. Wikipedia

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