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Bob Neill praised Dartford Council for listening to the public on keeping weekly bin collections alive on a visit to the area.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Communities and Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles has today announced plans to disband the Audit Commission and refocus audit on helping…
The Secretary of State opens the books to an army of armchair auditors as all Departmental spending over £500 goes online. Eric Pickles turns…
Local Government Minister Grant Shapps has today scrapped the Place Survey, one of the largest surveys in Europe that was due to be conducted…
The Place Survey has been scrapped.
Front line workers in Sheffield met Communities Minister Baroness Hanham on her visit to the city council.
Housing Minister Grant Shapps has today told councils that local communities who go for growth now and in the future will receive direct and…
Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has announced plans to increase transparency and stop the practice of local authorities hiring lobbyists.
Plans to increase town hall transparency and stop the practice of local authorities hiring lobbyists to press-gang Government into pet funding…
A landmark agreement that gives councils and public bodies free access to government mapping data will unleash a wave of fresh thinking and …
Communities Secretary Eric Pickles pledges to end a culture of paper chasing today as the Department for Communities and Local Government publishes…
Improving the systems for measuring the performance of the department.
Students studying at universities in Europe will receive the same council tax exemptions as students studying here under new proposals.
Discussing the government's commitment to improving local roads.
Spending Challenge: Liverpool and Bristol visits.
The public will be given the power to veto excessive council tax rises, Local Government Secretary, Eric Pickles, announced today. Council …
Norman Baker, Minister for Local and Regional Transport, visits Manchester to experience the city's Metrolink trams.
Draft text of the speech - may differ from the delivered version. Before I start, want to first congratulate Baroness Eaton on her recent…
Draft text of the speech - may differ from the delivered version. I would like to start by thanking Councillor David Parsons (CBE) for inviting…
In our first two months in government we have demonstrated our commitment to localism, decentralisation and rolling back regional government…
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