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Tuesday February 07, 2012, 05:22:29 PM

More details of £420m Get Britain Building programme revealed

The Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) has today issued the draft contract Heads of Terms and a set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) to further help developers prepare their bids for the £420m Get Britain Building programme

Statement in response to the DCLG paper on the 'Future of local audit' consultation

The Audit Commission welcomes the publication by the Department of Communities and Local Government (DCLG) of the government response to the future of local audit consultation. The publication of this paper marks the next stage in the development of the new framework for local public audit

Andrew Stunell meets the trainees at the Café on the Hill project in Ealing

Communities Minister Andrew Stunell this week met trainees learning new practical skills to help them get back into employment at the Café on the Hill project in Ealing, London

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Olympics boost East London regeneration

“The regeneration of East London around the Olympic Park has been a major success story, and will leave us with a legacy of competitive advantage” Olympics Minister Hugh Robertson told the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) today at a conference to discuss the Olympic legacy

£55 million to help cultural organisations build endowments

A new £55 million scheme to help arts and heritage organisations secure their future financial stability by building endowment funds has been announced by Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt (July 5th)

Forest fires continue across UK

Fires are still burning in parts of England, Scotland and Northern Ireland as high winds and dry conditions frustrate emergency services(May 3rd)

Former RAF base redevelopment to create over 1,300 new jobs

The Mayor of London Boris Johnson visited RAF Uxbridge, where 1,300 permanent jobs will be created as part of a major redevelopment of the former base. A further 270 construction jobs will also be up for grabs as the site is transformed

Bob Neill gives more councils the go-ahead to tackle historic pay inequalities

Communities Minister Bob Neill has today given more councils the go-ahead to tackle historic pay inequalities

Next phase of local public audit

Local Government Minister Grant Shapps has published the next steps on the road to a more efficient and accountable local audit system that will replace the Audit Commission's centralised inspection regime

Local Coventry community benefits from inspirational 'Boot Camp' project

Baroness Newlove, the Government's Champion for Active Safer Communities, joined local residents in Spon End, Coventry to celebrate the opening of a memorial garden at Wellington Gardens. The memorial garden has been revived and redesigned with the help and ideas from young people, who took part in Whitefriars Housing's summer 'Boot Camp' project

£2m boost for voluntary sector

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has pledged £2m a year for the next four years to support people needing help with their taxes, benefits and tax credits (June 15th)

Baroness Newlove joins the Department for Communities and Local Government to promote active, safer communities

The Government's champion for Active Safer Communities, Baroness Newlove, has joined the Department for Communities and Local Government to continue her campaign for a 'people power' revolution. (April 27th)

Federation backs calls for clampdown on illegal subletting

Responding to Housing Minister Grant Shapps’s announcement on proposals to battle tenancy fraud, David Orr, chief executive of the National Housing Federation, said

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