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Liverpool has England's poorest neighbourhood

14 December 2007

The south Liverpool suburb of Speke contains the most disadvantaged neighbourhood in England, according to official figures published last week.

Package of proposals published by the Cabinet Office

14 December 2007

A package of proposals to reduce red tape for voluntary organisations was published by the Cabinet Office this week. The consultation proposes increasing the financial thresholds at which charities have to submit their accounts to voluntary sector regulator the Charity Commission. The consultation is available via www.regen.net/doc.

Renewal cash to end for 21 councils

14 December 2007

Nearly a quarter of councils that currently receive dedicated neighbourhood regeneration cash will have their funding phased out from April.

2007: this is the year that was

14 December 2007

It's been a year of upheaval for regeneration. We look back at 2007's highs and lows.

2007 round-up: England

14 December 2007

Out with the old; in with the new-ish. With his familiar winning grin reduced to something more akin to a pained grimace, in June Tony Blair shut the door on...

2007 round-up: Northern Ireland

14 December 2007

The return of the Northern Ireland Assembly at Stormont in May after a five-year suspension brought major change to the province. With UK and Irish premiers Tony Blair and Bertie...

2007 round-up: Scotland

14 December 2007

Political change led to a sweeping shake-up in the organisation of Scottish regeneration after Labour lost out to the Scottish National Party (SNP) in the May elections, with Alex Salmond...

2007 round-up: Wales

14 December 2007

Labour won only 26 seats out of a possible 60 in the May Welsh Assembly election, with Plaid Cymru taking 15, the Conservatives 12, the Liberal Democrats six, and one...

Local action

By Karen Buck

7 December 2007

Councils' role in tackling climate change is vital.

DCLG: £25m of European cash still suspended

7 December 2007

The European Commission (EC) is still holding back more than £25 million of regeneration funding from England, the Government admitted this week.