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  • Community Budgets: progress toward national adoption

    Brandon Lewis' key note speech at the New Local Government Network (NLGN) event

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

  • Report shows councils can make more online savings

    Local Government Minister Brandon Lewis has called on councils to do more to make savings from putting services online.

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

  • Pay policy statement 2013 to 2014

    Letter from Fire Minister Brandon Lewis to Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Fire and Rescue Authority about pay policy statements.

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

  • Government moving forward with pension fund consolidation

    Advice from financial markets experts will be used to identify vital administrative savings in the management of town hall pensions.

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

  • Better buses for English regions

    £16.5 million funding for Better Bus Areas in York, Merseyside, Nottingham and the Bath and greater Bristol areas.

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

  • ‘Can-do’ councils leading transformation of local government

    18 local authorities to share £7 million for cutting edge shared service projects.

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

  • Revised statutory guidance published by Senior Traffic Commissioner

    Key guidance and directions updated following consultation with industry.

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  • Green buses to get more funding

    Additional funding announced to bring 55 low carbon buses into service and clean up dozens more.

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

  • East Lancashire to benefit from £40 million green transport project

    Pennine Reach bus network given £40 million funding for improvements package including new bus stations at Blackburn and Accrington.

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

  • £80 million to tackle more pinch points on local roads

    Announcing a further £80 million to remove bottlenecks.

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

  • Push for greater town hall transparency on trade union interests

    New guidance published requiring councillors to register trade union membership.

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

  • The British Ambassador pays visit to the Fergana Valley

    Her Majesty’s Ambassador paid an official visit to the Fergana Valley.

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

  • Speech by the Secretary of State for Wales to the Society of Local Council Clerks

    This is a speech delivered by the Secretary of State for Wales, David Jones MP to the Society of Local Council Clerks. This is the text of the speech as drafted, which may differ slightly from the delivered version.

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

  • Mayoral chains of office

    Letter from Brandon Lewis about the mayoral chains of office in Mansfield.

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

  • Press briefing: morning 11 September 2013

    The Prime Minister’s spokesperson (PMS) answered questions on the economy, the spare room subsidy, Help to Buy, Syria, WW1 and HS2.

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

  • Fresh incentives for new commercial building construction

    Empty property rate relief to offer renewed confidence to the construction sector.

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

  • Putting the parish perspective back in town

    Communities Minister Don Foster is announcing new measures to bring parish powers back to the towns and cities of England.

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

  • DfT and Mayor announce plans to tackle HGV safety and support London’s cycling revolution

    Measures have been announced to improve cycle safety in London.

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

  • Councils should not be hoarding billions says Local Government Secretary

    New figures reveal councils have now amassed £19 billion in reserves.

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

  • £5 million boost to cut pollution from local buses

    Eleven local authorities have been awarded grants from the Clean Bus Technology Fund, which will allow almost 400 buses to be upgraded.

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