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Areas line up for academia

28 November 2008

Crawley, Doncaster and Rochdale are among 27 areas showing an interest in becoming university towns.

Community aims to boost use of Gaelic

14 November 2008

Language campaigners are preparing plans for a community near Inverness where residents would be encouraged to speak only Gaelic.

Ministers must save post office branches to protect vulnerable

By Huw Morris

14 November 2008

There are 12,000 of them across the country. They are part of the very fabric of the nation, with thousands of communities dependent on them.

Court hears homes fight

7 November 2008

A legal battle over a compulsory purchase order (CPO) issued under the housing market pathfinder scheme in Oldham's Derker district has gone to the High Court.

Nathaniel Lichfield takes lead on Sunderland framework plan

17 October 2008

Nathaniel Lichfield and Partners (NLP) has secured a lead role in preparing a planning framework for the St Peter's Riverside and Bonnersfield area of Sunderland.

Councils called on to submit proposals for improvements to their local area

17 October 2008

Communities secretary Hazel Blears this week called on councils to work with residents in formulating ideas on what central government can do to help improve their local area.

Inquiry looks into uplands

10 October 2008

The Commission for Rural Communities has launched an inquiry into the economic plight of England's uplands.

Hebden site plan rejected

3 October 2008

Councillors have rejected a highly controversial plan for homes and a car park in Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire.

Event

26 September 2008

The Reality of Creating Sustainable Communities

Highlands new town nearing submission

26 September 2008

Outline plans for a new community between Inverness and Nairn are expected to be lodged with Highland Council next month.