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Northern Irish face change in funding

20 June 2008

Third sector funding from Northern Ireland's Department for Social Development will be refocused so that it has the maximum impact on the ground, the Province's social development minister Margaret Ritchie said this week.

City unitary areas to be investigated

15 February 2008

The best scale for unitary authorities proposed by Exeter, Ipswich and Norwich is to be assessed by the body that reviews local government boundaries in England, the Government revealed last week.

Nuclear consultation

25 May 2007

A 20-week consultation on nuclear power began this week. The Department of Trade and Industry launched the consultation alongside its energy white paper. The DTI proposes allowing private firms to invest in nuclear power stations. The report is available via www.regen.net/doc.

Planning decisions may bring economic benefits

27 July 2009

The Government should encourage councils to take into account the economic benefits that markets can bring when making planning decisions, according to MPs. The communities and local government select committee report is available via www.regen.net/doc

Shouted down

By Karen Buck

20 July 2009

Some voices lost in planning debates

Comic timing - Comedian in 24-hour creative event

27 June 2008

Actor and comedian Steve Coogan together with a host of other leading creative figures, including novelist Irvine Welsh and Tom Bloxham, chair of developer Urban Splash, took part in a 24-hour talking marathon last week to promote Manchester's creative industries.

Green light for Suffolk snow centre

16 May 2008

Plans to build a winter sports resort near Ipswich, Suffolk, last week received conditional approval from communities secretary Hazel Blears.

Appointment at Steven Abbott Associates

2 May 2008

Planning consultancy Steven Abbott Associates has appointed Jonathan Smith as lead consultant and Keith Jones as associate. They both join from property adviser GVA Grimley, where they were employed as company partner and senior planner respectively.

Review to focus on planning delays

28 March 2008

A review will examine why development applications continue to wait in limbo even after planning permission has been granted.

Social businesses told to raise bar

7 March 2008

Social enterprise must be run the same as mainstream business in order to compete more effectively with private firms, the new chair of umbrella body the Social Enterprise Coalition said last week.