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From Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Ministerial Champion for the Midlands Engine)
  • Troubled Families programme expanded to help younger children

    Expansion of the Troubled Families programme to help vulnerable younger children from struggling homes get a better chance in life.

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

  • First wave of projects for £1 billion programme to help unlock 200,000 homes

    Eric Pickles announces the first wave of projects to benefit from a £1 billion scheme to provide new homes.

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

  • Florrie's law: new cap for council house repairs comes into force

    New law which caps the amount councils can charge leaseholders for repairs to their homes comes into force this week.

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

  • Local people at heart of growing Ebbsfleet Garden City

    Communities Secretary Eric Pickles set out plans that put people at the heart of shaping the future development of the Ebbsfleet Garden City.

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

  • Ministerial appointments: August 2014

    The Prime Minister has announced new ministerial appointments.

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

  • Humber Enterprise Zone creating thousands of jobs

    A government grant will help the Humber become a world-class centre for renewable energy industries.

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

  • Press freedom boosted by new 'right to report'

    New law now allows press and public to film, tweet and blog town halls.

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

  • Eric Pickles to save taxpayers £220 million as he bunks in with the Home Office

    Ministers and staff at the Department for Communities and Local Government have moved in with the Home Office.

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

  • Yorkshire flag flies in the heart of government

    Eric Pickles raises the flag of his home county, Yorkshire, outside his department's headquarters.

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

  • Eid messages 2014

    Ministers give their best wishes to Muslims in the UK and across the world for Eid.

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

  • St Anne’s flag flies at heart of government

    Eric Pickles raises the flag of St Anne's on the Sea.

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

  • Historic counties day celebrated in the heart of government

    Eric Pickles raises flag of Cumberland to celebrate historic counties day

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

  • Eric Pickles joins the Hounslow Big Iftar

    The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government observes Ramadan at the Hounslow Ismaili Centre.

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

  • Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council

    Eric Pickles' written ministerial statement about statutory intervention at Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council.

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

  • Fire and rescue services

    Secretary of State Eric Pickles' statement on the fire and rescue service.

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

  • New Tottenham Hotspur stadium scheme gets the green light

    Permission granted to use a site for the new stadium scheme following a public inquiry.

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

  • Communities ministers mark the anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide

    Communities Secretary Eric Pickles, Faith Minister Baroness Warsi and Minister for Communities Stephen Williams attend remembrance event.

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

  • Innovation to bring statutory notices into the 21st century

    Eric Pickles calls for the newspaper industry and councils to work together on new pilots.

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

  • 53,000 troubled families' lives turned around

    Councils have been praised for turning around the lives of almost 53,000 troubled families in little over 2 years.

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

  • Application for an incinerator at New Barnfield turned down

    Ministers turn down an application for an incinerator at New Barnfield in Hertfordshire.

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