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Mon, 4 October 10
thisislondon.co.uk

UK HOUSING FACES CRISIS AS SECTOR HITS A 12-MONTH LOW

UK housebuilders were once more staring recession in the face as figures out today showed massive contraction in the industry.

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Mon, 4 October 10
politics.co.uk

HIGH-SPEED RAIL TO CONNECT NORTHERN CITIES

The government's plans for high speed rail will roll out to both the north-east and north-west of England in a "transformation of the way Britain works", Philip Hammond has announced.  The transport secretary unveiled plans

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Thu, 30 September 10
bbc.co.uk

BOOKMAKER PADDY POWER LOSES RYDER CUP SIGN COURT CASE

A bookmaker has been forced to remove a giant sign overlooking the Celtic Manor course where the 2010 Ryder Cup starts on Friday.  Monmouthshire council took the bookmaker to court after it had incurred the wrath of the owner of the course, Sir Terry Matthews.

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Fri, 27 August 10
LocalGov.co.uk

IPC ACCEPTS FIRST APPLICATION

An energy-from-waste (EfW) plant is the first application to be accepted by the Infrastructure Planning Commission to proceed to examination.

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Wed, 18 August 10
Evening Standard

BORIS THE BUILDER: THE MAYOR'S VISION FOR LONDON HOUSING

Since 1980 there have been no mandatory minimum space standards for housing in the UK, ever since the famous Parker Morris standards for Space in the Home, which were drawn up in 1961, were abolished by...

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Wed, 11 August 10
The Guardian

COTSWOLDS 'GREEN' MOTORWAY SERVICES GETS THUMBS-UP FROM PLANNERS

With a grass roof on the petrol station and a vegetable patch beside the coach park, the concept for Britain's greenest motorway services may seem beset by contradictions. But planners have approved designs for the...

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Mon, 9 August 10
The Telegraph

COUNCILS TO GET BONUSES FOR APPROVING NEW HOMES

Council tax discounts are to be given to people living in areas where new housing schemes are approved. Town halls which approve new homes will qualify for cash bonuses from central Government. Grant Shapps, the...
 

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Tue, 22 June 10
telegraph.co.uk

BUDGET 2010: TRANSPORT PROJECTS IN NORTH AND MIDLANDS GIVEN GO-AHEAD TO STIMULATE REGIONS

The Chancellor also announced new tax breaks for small firms in the regions in an attempt to create more private sector jobs in areas which are more reliant on the public sector. Just one new job has been created in the North...

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Tue, 22 June 10
Fulham Chronicle

WILL CYCLE HIRE SCHEME BRING A 'REVOLUTION' IN LONDON TRANSPORT?

London Mayor Boris Johnson is promising nothing less than a cycling revolution in the city, a key part of which will be the bike hire scheme launching in nine boroughs at the end of July.....

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Tue, 15 June 10
BBC

INQUIRY INTO £1BN OXFORDSHIRE RESERVOIR PLAN

A public inquiry has begun in Oxford into plans to build a £1bn reservoir.  Thames Water (TW) wants to build the facility, which would hold 100 million tonnes of water, on land near Abingdon.

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