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  • New fund to help women speak up on child sexual exploitation

    Kris Hopkins announces a new £250,000 fund to support women and give them the confidence to speak out against abuse.

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

  • Help for small firms by stopping procurement red-tape

    The government has unveiled plans to reduce the costly gold-plating of procurement in local government.

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

  • Challenging high streets get a helping hand

    Experts are jumpstarting revival work on some of the most challenging high streets.

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

  • Denise Fowler appointed new Housing Ombudsman

    Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has appointed Denise Fowler as the new Housing Ombudsman.

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

  • New coastal revival fund and community teams to bring jobs and businesses to seaside towns

    New Coastal Revival Fund will help kick-start the revival of at-risk coastal heritage.

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

  • Rotherham commissioners confirmed

    The Local Government Secretary has confirmed that 5 commissioners will take over the running of Rotherham metropolitan borough council.

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

  • £22 million funding to boost neighbourhood planning

    Brandon Lewis announces a multi-million pound boost to support communities looking to set up neighbourhood plans.

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

  • 192,000 households helped to become homeowners through government schemes

    Nearly 192,000 households have bought or reserved a new home through government-backed schemes over the past 5 years, latest figures show.

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

  • Creating inclusive buildings and design

    Ministers set out a new construction industry action plan to make buildings and public spaces more inclusive.

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

  • 33,000 new homeowners thanks to the Right to Buy

    More than 33,000 new homeowners have been created through the reinvigorated Right to Buy since 2012.

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

  • Launch of 800th project bringing communities together

    Communities Minister Stephen Williams today (23 February 2015) joined the celebrations to mark the landmark 800th project launched to bring about lasting change to neighbourhoods.

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

  • Eric Pickles cracks down on wasteful spending of government lobbying government

    As part of the government’s determination to protect the public purse, it is clamping down on taxpayers’ money being used to hire lobbyists.

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

  • New measures will speed up housebuilding

    Brandon Lewis has proposed new measures to speed up the planning system and provide new homes more quickly.

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

  • More than 15,500 jobs created across enterprise zones

    Enterprise zones have created more than 15,500 jobs across the country since opening for business.

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

  • Celebrate your historic coastline and enter our photo competition

    Anyone with a good snap from the seaside is urged to show off their handiwork and enter our coastal heritage photo competition.

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

  • Housebuilding continues to climb

    Housing Minister Brandon Lewis welcomed new figures showing a rise in the numbers of homes being built across the country.

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

  • £6 million new funding to give communities even greater local control

    Communities Minister Stephen Williams today (17 February 2015) announced a new £6 million funding boost to the Community Rights programme.

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

  • Ministers confirm call-in of proposed Lodge Hill housing and commercial site

    Ministers confirm proposed Lodge Hill housing and commercial site is being called-in to be decided by them.

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

  • Town hall trailblazers could save £5 billion in a digital decade

    Kris Hopkins calls on councils to learn from town hall trailblazers who are making multimillion-pound savings.

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

  • Government drives forward development at MIRA Enterprise Zone

    MIRA Technology Park to attract even more world-class businesses to the Midlands.

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