Archive

Safety first

7 November 2008

How local authorities are trying to avoid getting caught in the EU tender trap.

Trump win ends dune fight

7 November 2008

The RSPB said it has reached the end of the road in its campaign against US tycoon Donald Trump's £1 billion golf resort after outline consent was granted this week.

Further £27m ESF skills money announced

5 November 2008

An additional £27 million from the European Social Fund's 2007-13 programme is to be made available to fund projects to improve skills and tackle unemployment, the Government has announced.

Greens denounce Trump resort approval

4 November 2008

Scotland's Green Party has launched a blistering attack on the government for its decision to approve American billionaire Donald Trump's plans for a £1 billion golf resort.

Report: Social mobility has improved

3 November 2008

Social mobility has improved under the Labour government, according to a government-commissioned report.

Go-ahead for Trump golf resort

3 November 2008

American billionaire Donald Trump's controversial plans for a golf resort in Aberdeenshire won outline planning permission today.

New group to tackle London economic problems

31 October 2008

A new group to focus on the economic difficulties facing the capital including planning and housing has been established by minister for London Tony McNulty and London mayor Boris Johnson.

Saving the Wales

By Tim Williams

31 October 2008

Lining Welsh up for a brighter future

Tories plan border moves in regional revamp

31 October 2008

The Tories plan to pursue a "quite radical" restructure of regional development agencies, possibly revising the bodies' boundaries, shadow local government minister Bob Neill said last week.

Tsar - crisis will hit jobs contracts

31 October 2008

Rising unemployment will make it harder for private sector jobs providers to get the long-term unemployed into work and will drive up their costs, the Government's welfare-to-work tsar said this week.