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  • Pickles strips away pointless town hall red tape targets

    Councils will no longer have to work thousands of man hours or waste millions of pounds of taxpayers’ money reporting back to Government as …

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Andrew Stunell spreads the localism word

    Communities Minister Andrew Stunell has addressed a large audience of local government representatives to spread the message about localism.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Bob Neill set outs the future of local planning

    Planning Minister Bob Neill has called on the planning profession to lead the revolution to put power back into the hands of local people.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Ports businesses welcome tax break

    Port businesses welcome the news that £175 million of backdated business rates demands is to be cancelled.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Local government: rewriting the rules

    Draft text of the speech - may differ from the delivered version. Early into the new coalition, we find ourselves facing tough choices around…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Greg Clark talks about the Big Society

    Moving decision-making power from central government to local communities and councils.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Stonehenge Visitor Centre

    Funding cancellation for the planned Stonehenge Visitor Centre.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • DCMS savings announced

    Savings of around £73 million have been made by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Further savings announced

    Savings of around £73 million have been made as part of our contribution to reducing the fiscal deficit

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • DCMS savings announced

    Savings of around £73 million have been made by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Prime Minister's Better Public Building Award shortlist

    The shortlist recognises 22 outstanding buildings across the country.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Scrapping regional bureaucracy will save millions

    Communities and Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles has put plans in motion to dismantle regional bureaucracy.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Shapps gives more power to councils to solve local problems with shared homes

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps announces more power for councils to manage shared homes in their area.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Power for councils to manage shared homes in their area

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps today announced that councils will have greater flexibility to manage concentrations of shared housing in their…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • The restoration of Chiswick House Gardens

    £12 million restoration unveiled.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New study shows support for new homes

    The British public are far more supportive of new housing developments in their area than commonly thought, according to a new study.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Previously developed land and density

    I am today implementing the commitments made in the Coalition Agreement to decentralise the planning system by giving Local Authorities the…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New powers to prevent unwanted 'garden grabbing'

    Councils and communities are being given immediate powers to prevent the destructive practice of ‘garden grabbing’ and to decide what types …

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New powers preventing unwanted 'garden grabbing'

    Decentralisation Minister Greg Clark announces new plans to take gardens out of the brownfield category.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Have your say on our programme

    The Government’s Culture, Olympics, media and sport programme is online and commentable.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government