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RDAs must favour city-regions over councils

11 April 2008

When you take tea with bosses of regional development agencies, jam is often on the menu. They tend to speak of "spreading the jam too thinly" to express their objection to an all-must-win-prizes attitude to economic development spending, under which every local area in a region gets a fair share of RDA cash.

Right direction - London skills trainees help out at university boat race

11 April 2008

Participants in a training programme to improve the job prospects of disad-vantaged Londoners before the 2012 Olympics helped out at the Oxford and Cambridge University Boat Race.

Scots spat 'could last for weeks'

11 April 2008

Wrangling over the devolution of responsibility for local economic regeneration in Scotland is likely to continue for weeks despite the deadline having expired.

Councils win £300m enterprise award

11 April 2008

Town halls across England have been allocated payments under the Government's scheme to encourage economic growth, local government minister John Healey announced last week.

Quango abolition failed to improve efficiency

11 April 2008

Promised savings to the public purse through the abolition of three major Welsh quangos have been realised through cuts to programmes rather than increases in efficiency, Welsh Assembly members said this week.

'Insufficient funding' hit back-to-work drive

11 April 2008

The effectiveness of a pilot scheme to provide support to incapacity benefit claimants returning to work has been undermined by insufficient funding, an evaluation says this week.

Review will look at student housing

11 April 2008

A review will explore how the planning system could prevent university towns across England from becoming ghost towns during students' summer breaks, the housing minister said this week.

Councils join forces to ensure future of Thetford

11 April 2008

Four councils have joined forces to ensure the future sustainable growth and regeneration of Thetford and the surrounding area.

Post modern

By Sir Peter Hall

11 April 2008

Tesco shows route for our post offices

Devolution could lead to regional power battles

11 April 2008

The plans for greater local control over economic development and regeneration will not be easy to implement, says Allister Hayman