Kelly unveils major planning reforms
The communities secretary Ruth Kelly has unveiled major reforms to the UK’s planning system.
The changes, presented in a government white paper, are part of a bid to make the planning process faster and to improve community consultation. Continue reading…
Wills to raise cash for charity
Wills written this week in Devon will be used to raise cash for a charity which provides nurses for terminally ill people.
More than twenty Devon law firms have agreed to donate at least half of the cost of wills written this week to Hospicare, which provides nurses for the terminally ill. Continue reading…
Barnet housing support rated ‘good’
Housing-related support administered to vulnerable people in Barnet has been rated ‘good’ by the Audit Commission.
The Supporting People programme, administered by Barnet council in London, received two stars out of three and was found to have ‘promising prospects for improvements’. Continue reading…
Sponsored walk for international scholarships
The South Downs is playing host to a sponsored walk this weekend to raise scholarship funds for students wishing to represent Britain at United World Colleges (UWC).
The hike through 15 kilometres of chalk downland on Saturday May 19th is part of a bid to make dozens of international scholarships possible. Continue reading…
Tories outline environmental challenges of housing
A Conservative minister has highlighted what he sees as the environmental challenges raised by the need for housing – and ways of tackling them.
Mark Prisk, the shadow minister for business and enterprise, first acknowledged the importance of the construction industry to the UK economy in a statement. Continue reading…
