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15 locations shortlisted for next stage of eco-towns programme
Published : 01 May 2008

The country's first eco-towns took a step closer to becoming reality when Housing Minister Caroline Flint today announced 15 potential locations ... read more

Benn takes the fight against climate change into homes & communities
Published : 01 May 2008

Environment Secretary Hilary Benn has said that we need to take the fight against climate change into our homes and living rooms as he sets out ... read more

Bill Bryson says - 'Stop the Drop'
Published : 01 May 2008

The President of the Campaign to Protect Rural England author Bill Bryson, has launched Stop the Drop, the charity's major campaign against the ... read more

Children in disadvantaged areas to get adventure playgrounds
Published : 01 May 2008

Children across the country are to get an extra 3,500 play areas and 30 local authorities will get £2 million each to build new adventure ... read more

Consultation on a strategy to protect the health of honey bees
Published : 01 May 2008

Defra and the Welsh Assembly Government have launched a joint consultation on a strategy to improve and protect honey bee health. Honey bees ... read more

Further £300 million for Local Business Growth
Published : 01 May 2008

Local Government Minister John Healey has announced the allocation of almost £300 million of funding for councils today, rewarding their ... read more

Heritage Protection Bill published
Published : 01 May 2008

Draft legislation to unify heritage protection regimes, allow greater public involvement in decisions and place heritage at the heart of the ... read more

Keeping traffic moving & cutting disruption - new powers come into force
Published : 01 May 2008

New powers to make parking enforcement more motorist-friendly and reduce disruption or delays when roads are dug up come into force from 31st ... read more

Local government to have more power to enforce high standards of conduct
Published : 01 May 2008

Local Government Minister John Healey has announced that councils will have more powers to hold their members to account for their conduct. The ... read more

New powers needed to tackle litter louts
Published : 01 May 2008

Up to 70 per cent of all litter offences go unpunished because of a legal loophole that makes it almost impossible to tackle louts who throw ... read more

New unitary councils in Bedfordshire
Published : 01 May 2008

Plans for two new unitary authorities in Bedfordshire received parliamentary approval on 28th March. The councils, which will respectively cover ... read more

Planning consultation
Published : 01 May 2008

Planning applications generate around one million consultation requests per year: from Local Planning Authorities (LPAs) to a wide range of consultees ... read more

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