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lockedConservatives clarify RDA replacement plans

Councils would be able to set up "local enterprise partnerships" but these would not necessarily cover whole regions and they would be limited to economic development issues.
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Plant a tree – and foot the bill

The costs of planting and establishing an urban tree have been revealed in a Commons written answer.
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Coalfield regeneration review planned

Communities minister Ian Austin says a review will begin after consultations.
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New Coal Authority directors

Tricia Henton and Stephen Redmond will be joining the Authority as non-executive directors.
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Barker implementation body launches new brownfield attack

New National Housing and Planning Advisory Unit research says an emphasis on high-density brownfield development would not meet all consumer preferences
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Cash for Chapel Street

The new money will fund road infrastructure and open space for the Salford development.
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lockedHuddersfield funding agreed

Yorkshire Forward is putting £6m towards the canal-side redevelopment in the town.
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lockedThree board members for NWDA

Two new business appointments and a trades unionist have been appointed to the Board
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Whitehaven stadium site appraisal

A contract has been awarded for appraisal of the Pow Beck site.
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Fall in house building recorded

The figues for 2008-9 show the fall was not as great as some feared.
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