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  • Green Flag Awards: Licence advertised

    The Green Flag Award is the national benchmark for quality public green spaces such as parks and community gardens. It is highly regarded within…

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

  • Baroness Hanham joins young Olympics fans welcoming the Torch to Southwark

    Baroness Hanham visits Southwark to see how the Near Neighbours programme is bringing people from different communities and faiths together.

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

  • New guidance for local authorities to improve energy efficiency of homes

    New guidance to help local authorities in England improve the energy efficiency of their residential housing has been published today. The guidance…

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

  • ‘And in the end...’: the Abbey Road zebra crossing is listed

    The world-famous zebra crossing near Abbey Road Studios in London has been listed Grade II by John Penrose Minister for Tourism and Heritage

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

  • £15.9 million for museum redevelopment

    Heritage Lottery Fund announces latest awards for the sector.

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

  • Abolition of regional strategies

    Statement by Baroness Hanham on the abolition of regional strategies

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

  • Legacy FiReControl buildings

    Statement by Baroness Hanham on the progress of regional control centre buildings

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

  • Letter from Edward Davey to Local Authority CEOs: collective buying and switching

    An open letter to all Local Authorities calling on them to get involved in collective purchasing and switching schemes to help residents get…

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

  • Community low carbon heating scheme launched

    £8m community scheme under the Renewable Heat Premium Payment (RHPP) opens to applications today Winners of £10m social landlord competition…

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

  • Gregory Barker speech at the RHPP Communities Scheme Launch

    Good morning and thank you for coming today, I have great pleasure in announcing the third and final element of this year's Renewable Heat Premium Payment – the Communities Scheme. Before launching in...

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

  • Tenants equipped with the facts on Right to Buy

    A fresh drive to help a new generation of social tenants understand how they could buy their home with dramatically increased discounts was …

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

  • Edward Davey launches collective switching scheme Cornwall Together

    Edward Davey is at the Eden Project in Cornwall today, launching the new collective switching scheme Cornwall Together. The groundbreaking …

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

  • Ed Davey speech at the Eden Project on the 'Cornwall Together' initiative

    Thanks very much – it's absolutely fantastic to be here at the Eden Project, whose low-carbon credentials are impeccable. The world's first eco car show. Plans for an 80% cut in emissions by 2020. An...

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

  • Distinctive landscapes in line for funding

    £20m of funding set aside for conservation projects.

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

  • DCMS cuts quangos

    Nineteen public bodies to be abolished or reformed.

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

  • New powers give councils more control over local finances

    New details of measures that help councils boost local growth and that give them more control over their finances have been published by Local…

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

  • Landlords throw open their books

    More than 200,000 additional social tenants are to get detailed access as to how their landlords spend money. Major landlords are to follow…

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

  • August 2011 riots

    Statement by Communities Secretary Eric Pickles on the response to the August 2011 riots

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

  • Unpublished research reports: building, planning and the environment

    Statement by Andrew Stunell on publication plans for unpublished research reports

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

  • Bob Neill visits Weymouth and Portland as Olympic flame visits Dorset

    Fire and Olympic Legacy Minister Bob Neill, was in Weymouth and Portland on 12 July to meet local partners and community leaders to thank them…

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