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£30 million healthy towns kick start Change4life
Published : 01 December 2008

Nine towns have won the opportunity to lead the way in helping their residents live healthier lives as part of the new Change4Life movement, ... read more

2008/9 national interim salary award for local council clerks
Published : 01 December 2008

REVISED SCALES 1. The National Joint Council (NJC) for Local Government Services has reached agreement that the below rates of pay should be ... read more

Call for evidence - independent Walker review of charging for household water & sewerage services
Published : 01 December 2008

The independent Review of Household Charging and Metering for Water and Sewerage Services, led by Anna Walker, has published its call for evidence. ... read more

Chronic under-representation of women, disabled, & minority ethnic people in the House of Commons
Published : 01 December 2008

Harriet Harman, Leader of the House of Commons and Minister for Women and Equality, has said that for the first time Parliament has acknowledged ... read more

Creating a less risky rental market for landlords & tenants
Published : 01 December 2008

Major recommendations to improve the Private Rented Sector for both tenants and landlords have been published. The independent review into the ... read more

Environment Agency calls for action to improve bathing water quality
Published : 01 December 2008

The Environment Agency has called on the farming community, local authorities and the water industry to help to do more to tackle the pollution ... read more

Farmers facing up to climate change
Published : 01 December 2008

Meeting the challenges of climate change will help farmers save money as well as protect people and the environment, according to the Environment ... read more

Healey - wellbeing power is forgotten tool in tough economic times
Published : 01 December 2008

Councils have not used a legal power that could help their area ride out tough economic times, the Government has warned. Local Government Minister ... read more

Local authorities encouraged to utilise flexibility of landfill scheme
Published : 01 December 2008

The unique flexibility of England's Landfill Allowances and Trading Scheme (LATS) will help local authorities to meet EU landfill targets, despite ... read more

Natural England challenges water companies' failure to address water consumption
Published : 01 December 2008

Natural England has called on government to tighten the regulation of water companies, whose resource management plans are flying in the face ... read more

New triggers bring comprehensive land register nearer to completion
Published : 01 December 2008

Two new triggers will help Land Registry to achieve its strategic objective to create a comprehensive land register when they come into force ... read more

Next steps in delivering parish power
Published : 01 December 2008

Communities Secretary Hazel Blears has outlined plans to encourage new town and parish councils to be set up so that more decision-making powers ... read more

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