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Call for councils to get rid of unnecessary clutter in a bid to make streets tidier and less confusing for motorists and pedestrians.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Bob Neill praised Dartford Council for listening to the public on keeping weekly bin collections alive on a visit to the area.
Students studying at universities in Europe will receive the same council tax exemptions as students studying here under new proposals.
The public will be given the power to veto excessive council tax rises, Local Government Secretary, Eric Pickles, announced today. Council …
Immediate action to scrap laws introduced by the previous government to tax homeowners for bin collections was confirmed by the Communities …
Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles has announced a toughening up of rules governing taxpayer-funded council newspapers.
Improving value for money and protecting frontline services.
Eric Pickles has hailed today's Budget for providing lower council taxes and rates for hard-working families and local firms.
Taxpayers deserve decent services - rather than fortnightly collections imposed from above.
The first parliamentary questions for the department's new ministerial team.
Communities Secretary Eric Pickles is calling on councils to make every pound go further in the face of the nation’s £156 billion deficit.
The new Government will scrap the last Government’s plans for the imposition of bin taxes on family homes, Cabinet Ministers Eric Pickles and…
Plans to impose bin taxes have been scrapped by Cabinet ministers Eric Pickles and Caroline Spelman.
Eric Pickles has called time on the wasteful and unnecessary restructuring of councils in Norfolk, Suffolk and Devon.
Covering letter and commentary to local authorities.
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