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Planning Minister Nick Boles announces new cash incentives.
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Communities Minister Don Foster announces £4.3 million of new financial support.
Brandon Lewis announces new powers that will make it easier for residents to take control of their neighbourhood.
The Secretary of State's speech to the National Association of Local Councils annual conference 2017.
A new forward-thinking High Streets Task Force supporting local leaders to revitalise high streets and town centres has been launched.
Organisations that have helped transform the lives of disabled people have been recognised at an awards ceremony to promote accessibility.
Projects which help councils deliver more for less by working with local communities and neighbourhood groups awarded share of £2 million.
Communities Secretary will set out vision for invigorating high streets and tackling social problems.
A quick post code search on a new website allows you to find out what crime or anti-social behaviour has happened near you.
Towns across the country will benefit from a new scheme which will see landlords turn their empty shops into vibrant community hubs open to the public.
The six joint targeted area inspections will involve Ofsted, Care Quality Commission, HMI Constabulary and HMI Probation.
Residents of Kirkby Overblow in Yorkshire have stepped in to protect their local pub.
Councils will be able to bid for funding to step up enforcement action against irresponsible landlords.
Neighbourhoods will be the ‘building blocks of the Big Society’ Radical new planning reforms were announced today to hand powers down from …
Residents and local firms affected by the riots are in line for financial support from central government, Communities Secretary Eric Pickles…
Housing Minister Grant Shapps has today called on communities to start laying the foundations for the future developments they would like to…
The money will be spent on widening bridges, building roads and connecting utilities so up to 8,500 properties can be built.
Employment Tribunal decision.
The Secretary of State's speech to the National Housing Federation annual conference 2017.
Midlands Voluntary Right to Buy Pilot is the first step in helping housing association tenants realise their dream of home ownership.
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