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Inspectors back Gypsy and traveller policy

23 December 2008

The East of England Regional Assembly's (EERA) policy that every local authority should plan for residential Gypsy and traveller pitches has been backed by independent inspectors.

Innovations

5 December 2008

How Forest of Dean District Council is encouraging shoppers to keep it local.

Front-loading

By Richard Garlick

5 December 2008

Agencies differ over accelerated spending

Local economic development plans launched

3 December 2008

Measures to streamline sub-regional economic development and regeneration will form a part of the forthcoming legislative programme, the Queen has confirmed.

DCLG Gateway team 'takes delivery powers'

27 November 2008

A Department for Communities and Local Government Thames Gateway directorate will advise on the delivery of the project and not just strategy as previously thought, the department has confirmed.

Nine new RDA board members named

26 November 2008

Two council leaders and a lord are among nine new appointments to the boards of four regional development agencies.

Government reveals regional planning response

26 November 2008

Responsibility for regional planning will be shared by Regional Development Agencies (RDAs) and Local Authority Leaders' Boards - to the approval of soon-to-be scrapped Regional Assemblies.

Planning powers to go to RDAs

25 November 2008

Controversial proposals to hand RDAs planning powers and to replace regional assemblies with new boards of council leaders are to be implemented.

Chancellor pledges two city-regions by March

25 November 2008

At least two statutory city-regional arrangements will be announced in the 2009 budget, the chancellor said yesterday.

£750,000 for urban parish councils

19 November 2008

Communities secretary Hazel Blears has pledged £750,000 of government support to create a new generation of urban parish councils.