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  • Boost for business as government backs new enterprise zones

    The government outlines plans to launch 2 new enterprise zones while extending several more of the thriving business hubs.

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

  • Twelve coastal towns to boost their local economies

    The first pioneering towns to pilot dedicated coastal teams that will kick-start local economies and create jobs have been announced.

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

  • No council should end a tenant’s Right to Buy

    Housing Minister Brandon Lewis pledged to protect the Right to Buy of thousands of tenants.

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

  • £3 million fund means thousands more tenants will have working smoke alarms

    Fire Minister announces boost to support the delivery of working smoke and carbon monoxide alarms to privately rented homes.

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

  • Historic 1930s lido wins coastal heritage photo competition

    Grange-over-Sands lido has won our coastal heritage photo competition after receiving the highest number of public votes.

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

  • Budget measures will deliver thousands of homes and jobs

    Hundreds of thousands of homes and jobs will be delivered through a package of measures announced in today’s Budget.

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

  • Dedicated housing finance support for local authorities

    The government will be working with Keith House and Natalie Elphicke to implement a Housing Finance Institute.

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

  • Ministers back plan for better local services

    Ministers have backed proposals to extend the approach of the successful Troubled Families programme into other local services.

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

  • New era where families are rewarded for recycling - not fined or bullied

    Millions of families across the country who recycle their household rubbish will now be rewarded with cash prizes, shopping vouchers and loyalty points.

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

  • New measures help create a bigger, better private rented sector

    New measures have been introduced that will create a bigger, better private rented sector for tenants and landlords.

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

  • New wave of innovation to update statutory notices for 21st Century

    The government announces joint pilots with public and private sector to help make statutory notices fit for the future.

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

  • Funding boost to safeguard Cornish language announced

    Nick Clegg and Stephen Williams announce that the government is investing an extra £150,000 to promote and develop the Cornish language.

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

  • Launch of Great British High Street competition 2015

    The government has today launched the second Great British High Street competition.

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

  • Ending the tenant tax to help tackle rogue landlords

    Housing Minister Brandon Lewis pledged to end the “tenants’ tax” that pushes up rents and imposes unnecessary red tape on decent landlords.

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

  • Government fund to support thousands more custom builders

    A multi-million pound fund will help aspiring custom builders get their projects off the ground more quickly.

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

  • Library funding boost to help more entrepreneurs

    Enterprising Libraries across the country will receive over £650,000 to support entrepreneurs.

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

  • Support for housebuilding doubles

    Support for new housebuilding has almost doubled in the past 4 years, new figures show.

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

  • Tenants safer under new government measures

    Landlords will be required by law to install working smoke and carbon monoxide alarms in their properties.

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

  • Communities Minister celebrates English language learners in Bradford

    Stephen Williams presented certificates to 50 women who have taken steps to integrate into British life by learning to speak English.

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

  • More than 105,000 troubled families turned around saving taxpayers an estimated £1.2 billion

    The Communities Secretary has hailed the life-changing impact of the government’s Troubled Families programme, which has now turned around more than 105,000 of the hardest to help households in England.

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