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28/10/10 11:24 am

England’s regional development agencies have lost 424  staff in total since the general election in May, Public Property UK can reveal.
The bodies, which are due to be abolished by April 2012 and employ around 2,500 staff, have recently finished a first wave of voluntary redundancies and are set to cut …

Derby College scheme wins RICS award
15/10/10 5:19 pm

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has awarded Derby College’s £48m regeneration scheme the Roundhouse campus its project of the year award.
Today, the RICS named the winners of its 2010 awards at the Guildhall in London. The 194,000 sq ft Roundhouse campus is a vocational skills college for 2,500 …

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14/10/10 10:30 am

Francis Maude has announced that 192  government quangos are set to be axed, and a further 289 to be reformed.
This morning, Cabinet Office minister Maude published the definitive list of bodies to be scrapped including the Infrastructure Planning Commission and development corporations in the Thames Gateway.
The Homes and Communities Agency …

23/07/10 4:36 pm

Former deputy prime minister Lord Heseltine will head up the panel that selects which regeneration schemes will benefit from the government’s new £1bn Regional Growth Fund.
Today, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills announced that Heseltine will lead its Approval Panel, which is to consider proposals for funding and recommend …

2/07/10 12:01 am

Councils, developers and housebuilders in limbo after government announces scrapping of regional plans
Planning authorities throughout the country have been plunged into chaos after communities secretary Eric Pickles advised them five weeks ago that regional plans would be scrapped.
Several councils have put decisions on key development proposals on …

24/06/10 11:51 am

The government has announced plans to close up to 103 magistrates courts and 54 county courts across England and Wales.
Yesterday, justice secretary Kenneth Clarke opened a public consultation on the plans, which he says could save £15.3m a year in running costs and £21.5m on maintenance costs.
Government agency Her Majesty’s …

25/05/10 5:00 pm

The Homes and Communities Agency has confirmed its funding for existing housing projects is due to be slashed by £230 as part of the sweeping £6.25bn cuts announced yesterday, and a further £610m funding is in doubt.
Today, the HCA announced £230m of immediate cuts to 2010-2011 programmes, including a £50m …

20/05/10 10:01 am

What it is
The new Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition has published a manifesto for its time in government. The long-awaited document gives detail on the outcomes of the two parties’ frantic negotiations early last week.
When it came out
20 May 2010
Why it is important
The document sets out far-reaching reforms that …

10/05/10 10:37 am

Labour won 420 new seats and took overall control of 16 councils in the local elections that took place alongside last Thursday’s general election.
The results, where counting finished over the weekend, reveal a large swing in favour of Labour councillors, with most losses sustained by the Conservatives and the Liberal …

7/05/10 6:20 am

Public sector workers will have to wait for clarity on spending cuts as the UK prepares for a hung parliament.
At 6.20am, David Cameron’s Conservative Party was set to be the largest party in the House of Commons but without the 326 seats needed to form a clear majority. This leaves …