Green belt housing plan challenged
Hertfordshire county council and St Albans district council have issued a legal challenge to the government over its regional spatial strategy in the East of England plan. The councils object…
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Herts council to challenge growth target
A legal challenge by a local authority against a growth target set out by the government will be heard before the High Court on 18 May. Hertfordshire CC is fighting…
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Scarborough is Europeâs most enterprising place
The north Yorkshire town of Scarborough has beaten Valencia in Spain, Helsinki, Finlandâs capital and 350 other towns to be named the most enterprising place in Europe. Scarboroughâs work to…
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Pathfinder scheme to get £350 million
Iain Wright, junior housing minister, confirmed yesterday that almost £350 million will be made available in the next financial year through the Homes and Communities Agency to help regenerate local…
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Home ownership out of reach for a third
Despite falling house prices research from Circle Anglia has found that a third of Britons believe that home ownership is still out of reach to them. People living in the…
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Supercities to transform UK
A report has said that five new supercities will evolve in the coming 20 years as the country increasingly focuses on new economic endeavours based on scientific innovation. The report…
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Regional development agencies have failed
Englandâs regional development agencies have failed to close the north-south divide and should be either closed down, merged or given new objectives, according to a report by the Centre for…
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Poverty spreads to outer reaches of London
More people live in poverty in outer London than in inner London, new research has found. The study found that 54 per cent of Londoners with low incomes live in…
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Poor housing affects the Northâs economy
Meanwhile a report has found that poor quality housing is holding back the economic potential of the North. The report says that northern towns and cities have a poor range…
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Government’s figures show record fall in house prices
Property prices in the UK fell by 10.2 per cent in 2008, with a 2.3 per cent fall in December alone, Communities and Local Government figures indicate. The steepest drop…