RegionalReport.co.uk is published by Regional Report Media Ltd., a private limited company registered in England and Wales (company number 17143892), with its registered office at 3 New Bailey Street, 5th Floor, Manchester M3 5FS, United Kingdom. The publication was founded to address a persistent gap in the UK media landscape: clear, trustworthy regional reporting that explains how decisions made by councils, transport authorities, combined authorities, and other public bodies directly affect everyday life across England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
National outlets often lack the capacity to cover local government, transport planning, housing policy, or regional economic development in sufficient depth. Hyperlocal blogs can be transient or lack editorial rigour. RegionalReport.co.uk was established to occupy the middle ground: a professionally staffed digital publication with a defined editorial hierarchy, a commitment to source attribution, and a clear separation between commercial activity and editorial judgement.
The founding premise is that many of the most consequential decisions for citizens—how a bus route is changed, why a housing development is approved, what a combined authority budget means for local services—are made at regional level, yet receive inadequate scrutiny. RegionalReport.co.uk aims to provide that scrutiny in a form that is accessible, accurate, and accountable.
Editorial leadership and philosophy
The Editor-in-Chief is Margaret Ellison (margaret.ellison@regionalreport.co.uk, +44 161 458 6921). She oversees editorial policy, corrections, editorial standards, publication decisions, source review, and content quality. Her philosophy rests on three pillars: clarity—writing so that a reader unfamiliar with local government structures can understand the story; accountability—every published claim must be traceable to a named source, document, or dataset; and independence—commercial relationships never determine editorial conclusions, and any sponsored or commercial material is clearly labelled.
Margaret leads a permanent editorial team of five journalists, each with a defined brief. The desk structure is designed to ensure that every major regional beat—public affairs, councils, transport, business, education, health, housing, culture, and community—has a dedicated editor or correspondent. Full team profiles, including contact details and areas of responsibility, are available on the Our Team page.
What readers can expect
Every article published on RegionalReport.co.uk carries a clear byline. Sources are attributed, whether they are named officials, public documents, data releases, or anonymous briefings (which are used only when strictly necessary and with editorial approval). Where errors occur, the publication has a defined corrections policy, overseen by the Standards & Fact-Checking Lead, Oliver Reeves. Corrections are published promptly, with a note explaining the error and the change made.
The publication does not publish unverified press releases as news. All editorial content is reviewed by a human editor before publication. Automated tools may support research, formatting, translation, or headline options, but no automated output is published without human review. The AI and automation policy is published in full.
Transparent funding
RegionalReport.co.uk is funded through display advertising, affiliate links, ticketing affiliate links, commercial partnerships, sponsored content (clearly labelled), newsletter sponsorships, content licensing, event partnerships, local advertising packages, and regional business partnerships. Details of ownership, funding structure, and commercial relationships are published on the Ownership and Funding page.
The editorial team operates under a strict firewall: commercial partners have no influence over editorial decisions, story selection, or the conclusions reached in reporting. Any content that is sponsored or commercially arranged is labelled as such, and readers should refer to the Advertising and Affiliate Disclosure for further detail.
Staying in touch
Readers can subscribe to the newsletter for regular updates on regional news and analysis: visit the Newsletter page. Those with information, documents, or story ideas are encouraged to contact the team via the Tip Us page, which offers secure channels for confidential submissions.
Our commitments
- We will publish only content that has been reviewed by a human editor, with a named byline and attributed sources.
- We will correct errors promptly and transparently, with a published correction notice and a clear explanation of the change.
- We will maintain a strict separation between editorial and commercial operations, with all sponsored or commercial content clearly labelled.
- We will not fabricate quotes, sources, interviews, bylines, author experience, or expert profiles in any published content.
- We will provide a clear route for readers to raise complaints, request corrections, or challenge editorial decisions via the Complaints Procedure.