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From Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Ministerial Champion for the Midlands Engine)
  • The value of parishes

    Speech by Communities Secretary Eric Pickles to the National Association of Local Councils (NALC) Larger Councils' conference.

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

  • Lancashire flag flying high above Whitehall

    The flag representing the historic county of Lancashire has been hoisted above Whitehall to coincide with the county day on 27 November.

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

  • ‘Weekly collection saved’ as government scheme delivers for 6 million families

    Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles announced that over 6 million families will keep getting a weekly bin service.

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

  • Eric Pickles visits ‘Hidden Homes’ in Wandsworth

    Communities Secretary Eric Pickles marks the 10th anniversary of the Hidden Homes initiative.

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

  • Eric Pickles sees West Midlands' newest business growth projects

    Communities Secretary Eric Pickles saw first hand today how local growth is flourishing in Aston and Wolverhampton.

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

  • Eric Pickles acts to limit town hall chiefs' golden goodbyes

    The legal minefield that can pressure councils into giving large pay offs to chief executives they want to dismiss is to be ended.

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

  • Ministers congratulate the new Archbishop of Canterbury

    Eric Pickles and Baroness Warsi congratulate Justin Welby on his appointment as Archbishop of Canterbury.

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

  • Changes to the Audit Commission Board

    The Department for Communities and Local Government has launched a recruitment process to find 3 new board commissioners.

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

  • Government plans helping local people to get jobs and boosting growth

    Eric Pickles visited Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to see how local businesses are using government funding to help boost local development.

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

  • Town hall pension changes could unlock up to £22 billion for infrastructure

    Councils could invest as much as as £22 billon more of pension fund investments into infrastructure under new proposals.

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

  • Government plans helping local people get jobs and growth going

    Communities Secretary Eric Pickles visited Cambridgeshire and Suffolk today to see how local businesses and civic leaders are using Government…

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

  • Appointments to the Homes and Communities Agency Board

    The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government today appointed three non-executive members to the Board of the Homes and Communities…

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

  • Local Government Finance legislation gains Royal Assent

    Radical Government reforms to transfer of economic power from Whitehall to Town Hall that could potentially grow the country by over £10 billion…

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

  • Localism in action - making it easier to set up parish councils

    The Government’s revolution to hand power back to local communities moves one step further today under proposals to makes it easier to set up…

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

  • Town hall transparency to expose car parking charges

    Government action to enshrine Town Hall transparency as an everyday activity will now also open up punitive parking charges to public scrutiny.

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

  • Eric Pickles celebrates Harvest Festival at Borough Market

    Communities Secretary Eric Pickles joined a multi-faith celebration of Harvest Festival at London’s Borough Market on Sunday (21 October 2012).

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

  • British Virgin Islands flag flies at Eland House

    Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has raised the flag of the British Virgin Islands outside the Department for Communities and Local Government…

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

  • Department statement on Dale Farm

    A spokesman said: “The public want to see fair play - with planning rules being upheld and action being taken against those who try to cheat…

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

  • Eric Pickles visits Regional Growth Fund success story

    Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has visited e2v, a high-tech manufacturing company in Essex.

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

  • Bill to boost growth and infrastructure goes before Parliament

    New legislation to support the aspirations of hard working people by reducing the bureaucratic barriers that stop British businesses from creating…

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