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| TODAY'S TOP STORY |
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| Communities secretary Eric Pickles has pledged to use 'statutory force' against councils that are failing to consider the impact of budget cuts on the voluntary and community sector. |
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| LATEST HEADLINES |
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| The coalition Government has announced £1 million in funding in 2011/12 for a government-backed unit set up to help community organisations take over the ownership and management of public land and buildings. |
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| Five local authorities will receive no cash through the Government's flagship bonus scheme to encourage housebuilding in 2011/12, according to figures published today. |
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| Birmingham City Council has approved a budget including plans for a smaller, multidisciplinary planning and regeneration service in its attempt to cut more than £300 million from its overall spending within the next three to four years. |
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| A group of MPs has criticised the Government for a lack of clarity on its transport strategy and called on ministers to publish a White Paper to make clear how transport spending will boost the economy. |
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| More news |
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| WHAT THE PAPERS SAY |
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| News that ministers have ordered that a temporary freeze on Whitehall recruitment and consultancy remain in place for the foreseeable future features in today's newspaper round-up. |
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| OPINION |
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| Large-scale transport schemes are pressing ahead but poor interchange options do projects such as Crossrail a disservice, says Sir Peter Hall |
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| More opinion |
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| IN DEPTH |
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| A deal to turn the nerve centre of the Battle of Britain into a housing scheme and a museum commemorating the site's role during the war took a great deal of care. |
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| More features and analysis |
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