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National plan to foster creative talent

22 February 2008

Companies operating in creative industries will be expected to provide 5,000 apprenticeships over the next five years under government plans.

Lost cause

By Sir Peter Hall

22 February 2008

DCLG counts cost of its lack of direction

Councils must get business on board

22 February 2008

For devolution to work, councils and businesses must reach out to each other, says Adam Marshall.

DCLG sent £2m to wrong Newcastle

22 February 2008

The Department for Communities and Local Government has admitted overpaying Staffordshire market town Newcastle-under-Lyme £2 million of grants after mixing it up with the much larger Newcastle upon Tyne, it emerged last week.

Data check - London tops Euro GDP list

22 February 2008

Inner London residents are the most economically productive of any sub-region in the European Union, according to figures published last week by the European Commission's statistical office.

Enterprising Britain awards launched

22 February 2008

A competition to recognise the UK's most enterprising places was launched this week by the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform. The Enterprising Britain 2008 awards are open to entrants which can demonstrate they have transformed communities through enterprise in the past two years. Visit www.enterprisingbritain.org.uk.

Camden to plug regeneration funding gap

22 February 2008

The London Borough of Camden has announced that it will plug a shortfall in regeneration funding with cash from its reserves, letting it fund 50 community projects in 2008/09. Earlier this month, the council was told that it stood to lose out on £9.2 million of Working Neighbourhoods Fund cash over the next three years after a statistical blunder by Whitehall officials (R&R, 8 February, p1).

Satellite communications programme announced

22 February 2008

A programme to help the development of technologies to support the UK's involvement in satellite communications and space technology has been announced. The programme will see an international space facility created in Oxfordshire. Visit www.bnsc.gov.uk.

Culture boss: market Merseyside as Liverpool

22 February 2008

The whole Merseyside conurbation should be marketed abroad as Liverpool, the boss of the city's culture company said this week.

PM backs a review of Scottish powers

22 February 2008

Prime Minister Gordon Brown this week backed a review of the powers of the Scottish Parliament.