Herefordshire, Shropshire, and Telford & Wrekin bid to form LEP

The leaders of Herefordshire Council, Shropshire Council and Telford & Wrekin Council have joined forces to submit a bid to form a local enterprise partnership.

LEPs are new local authority-business bodies with which the government intends to replace regional development agencies.

Advantage West Midlands, which is the regional development agency for the region, is set to be disbanded by 2012.

The deadline for councils to submit proposals to form LEPs is 6 September.