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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.

Review - Small firms hit by procurement drive

31 October 2008

Large contractors commissioned to help the long-term unemployed into jobs are squeezing out smaller providers in local areas, according to early findings in a government-commissioned review.

Mandelson - create knowledge jobs

31 October 2008

The UK is too reliant on financial services and must boost its knowledge economy to remain competitive, business secretary Lord Mandelson said last week.

Business growth

31 October 2008

A lowdown of the winners and losers in future northern business growth

Heseltine demands mayors in all cities

31 October 2008

The current system of local government is "ludicrous" and all English local authorities should be compelled to accept directly-elected mayors, Lord Heseltine told the Regeneration & Renewal Northern Summit last week.

Mandelson - RDAs to ease poverty

31 October 2008

New business secretary Lord Mandelson has said that England's regional development agencies must play a key role in tackling worklessness and deprivation.

Wales to launch EU-backed vehicle

31 October 2008

The Welsh Assembly Government will push forward with plans to create a "substantial multi-million pound" European-backed urban development fund, it announced last week.

Finance briefs

31 October 2008

Balls launches, £26.5 million to combat school exculsion, RDA money for a major potteries employer and northern canoe centre gets a boost in this week Finance Briefs.