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Tue, 4 September 07
Energy Business Review Online

UK NATIONAL TRUST AND NPOWER LAUNCH RENEWABLE ENERGY OFFERING

The UK National Trust and npower, the UK arm of German utility RWE, have launched a multi-million pound partnership at the heart of which is the National Trust Green Energy offering. The partnership...

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Wed, 29 August 07
BBC News

REPORT RECOMMENDS EXTRA HOUSING

An independent report has recommended that 32,000 new houses be built in the South East every year until 2026. Inspectors published their findings after months of debate...

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Tue, 28 August 07
BBC News

CALL FOR 'GREEN-HOME' CASH BONUS

Households should receive council tax rebates to encourage them to install solar panels and wind turbines, an independent think tank claims. The New Local Government Network says...

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Thu, 23 August 07
24dash.com

RAPIDLY ESCALATING HOUSING CRISIS IN SOUTH WEST

Political and public support for a major housebuilding programme is urgently needed to alleviate the South West's housing crisis. The call comes from the National Housing Federation, which today released...

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Tue, 21 August 07
BBC News

THREAT TO GREEN HOUSING MEASURE

A measure introduced by local councils aimed at cutting carbon emissions in new housing is coming under pressure from building groups. Under the so-called Merton Rule, named after...

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Mon, 20 August 07
eGov monitor

SCANDANAVIAN ENERGY STANDARDS TO BE ADOPTED

The establishment of an expert panel to recommend measures to make houses and buildings in Scotland more energy efficient was announced today. Climate Change Minister Stewart Stevenson...

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Wed, 15 August 07
Guardian Unlimited

HOMES NEED TO BE BUILT ON GREEN BELT, REPORT CLAIMS

Hundreds of thousands of new homes will need to be built on green belt land in order to meet Gordon's Brown housing targets, a thinktank said today. The prime minister has pledged £10bn to tackle housing shortages...

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Wed, 15 August 07
BBC News

GREEN LIGHT FOR CITY REGENERATION

A £300m redevelopment for part of a Devon city has been given the go-ahead by planners. The plans for Millbay are the biggest since Plymouth city centre had to be rebuilt after it was devastated...

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Wed, 15 August 07
24dash.com

SEVEN SHORTLISTED FOR ENGLAND'S 'FIRST ECO-VILLAGE'

Competition is strong to deliver English Partnerships’ first eco-village achieving Level 6 of the Code for Sustainable Homes, as the national regeneration agency, reveals the seven developers shortlisted to build a 150 home site in Bristol...

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Mon, 13 August 07
Hull Daily Mail

QUICK PROFITS ON DEMOLITION ROW

Property investors are cashing in on a Government- funded multi-million pound housing regeneration scheme in Hull. Plans to tackle run-down areas of privately-owned housing...

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