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UK's first community justice judge is named

22 October 2004

Britain's first New York-style community justice judge, who will preside over a pilot centre to tackle anti-social behaviour, was named this week as David Fletcher - a Sheffield district judge.

Schools 'need revamp to boost participation'

22 October 2004

Plans to tackle educational disengagement by overhauling the secondary schools system were unveiled this week.

Shabby estates part of a 'housing crisis'

22 October 2004

Seven out of ten people in the UK believe that the country is in the middle of a housing crisis, according to figures revealed this week.

Bill poised to bring a new era of gambing

22 October 2004

A bill that will spark a boom in the gambling industry was published this week by the Government.

The first town in the country to vote on whether to adopt a Business Improvement District (BID) began balloting local businesses this week. Around 630 business ratepayers in Kingston upon Thames (above) in south-west London are being encouraged to vote in the ballot, which, if approved, will come into force on 1 January 2005. Under a BID, business ratepayers in a designated area are required to pay a one per cent supplement on the rateable value of their premises into a pot of money that will be used to improve the area.

Gateway universities win cash for growth

22 October 2004

A £47.5 million plan to expand universities in the Thames Gateway growth area was unveiled last week.

Poll says North-East will vote 'no'

22 October 2004

The regional devolution dream looks set for an early death at the hands of North-East voters.

Figures published by Office for National Statistics

22 October 2004

The UK's large cities have higher rates of unemployment than its medium-sized cities, figures published this week by the Office for National Statistics show. The figures, which compare 24 cities in the UK, reveal a greater use of public transport in large cities, while medium-sized cities have higher rates of electoral turnout. Urban Audit is available from www.statistics.gov.uk/urbanaudit.

Residents of Crossways vote to transfer to new RSL

22 October 2004

Residents of the Crossways estate in Bow, east London, have voted to transfer to a new registered social landlord (RSL). Ninety per cent of tenants voted in favour of the transfer in the ballot, organised by the Electoral Reform Society. The vote is the third ballot in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets Housing Choice programme, which consults tenants on whether or not they want to transfer to a new not-for-profit landlord.

Site redevelopment in St Helens town centre given go-ahead

22 October 2004

A £15 million project to redevelop a site in St Helens town centre was given the go-ahead this week by the council's planning committee. The committee approved an application by Grantmaster Developments for a leisure complex, including a bowling alley, nightclub, restaurants, a hotel, retail units and apartments.