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Archive TitlesNorthern renaissance
Northern renaissance: John Prescott unveiled a plan to rejuvenate the North of England at an event held at the City of Manchester stadium on Monday.Styled as the next step in the Communities Plan, launched 12 months ago this week, the "Northern Way" seeks to build an economic powerbase in the ...
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The power of nature
Where there's no mains gas and electricity costs too much, you might think coal is the only way to power homes. Not so, as Jenny Hampton reports – geothermal energy can be a cheaper alternative, even in existing properties
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Archive TitlesROOTS Manoeuvre
ROOTS Manoeuvre: A gardening project for homeless people is one of the activities featured in charity St Mungo’s annual report, published this week. Hostel resident Jayrol, left, and Martin Snowden, coordinator of the Putting Down Roots project, are pictured tending one of the charity’s gardens. The scheme aims to help ...
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Unison targets unequal pay in the housing sector
Union wants evaluation systems to tackle gender inequality
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Hope for the North at last
The loudest cry from those who took part in our Communities Plan poll last week was for the deputy prime minister to do more for areas outside the South-east. On Monday, this call was answered in the form of the 102-page document Making it Happen: The Northern Way.
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Holy land
Holy land: A design for homes on the site of a 14th-century friary in Norwich received planning permission this week. The site, close to Norwich Castle, is being developed by Countryside Properties. The £10m scheme will include office space and 130 homes, some of them affordable. The line of the ...
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Here's an idea
Low-energy light bulbs save tenants money – and needn't cost you anything
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Fellowship is the thing
It was disappointing to be referred to as "St Christopher's Trust" in the article about the Andy Ludlow Awards (23 January, page 34). Our name is St Christopher's Fellowship, sometimes shortened to St Christopher's.
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Archive TitlesOur experience of SHI funding
Following the report on Taylor Woodrow's success with the Starter Home Initiative (23 January, page 30), the experience of United House may be of interest to readers.Through its wholly owned regeneration subsidiary Unitary, United House was allocated £1m of SHI funds in September 2001 to subsidise 40 key worker purchases ...
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A new kind of stamp duty rides into town
Landlords don't have to pay it but they need to know about it for their tenants' sakes. Here's the low-down on the changing face of property transaction tax
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RDAs to lead delivery of Prescott's plan for the North
Regional development agencies came up with the idea and will now take it forward
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More trouble at Westminster council
labour councillors in Westminster are demanding an apology from Conservative council leader Simon Milton, after it emerged that a group of councillors housed families in flats riddled with asbestos in 1989.
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Archive TitlesPower: Communities Plan failing our heritage
The Communities Plan is failing to protect historic buildings, according to a report by respected academic Professor Anne Power.
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Prostitutes have no choice
I'd like to respond to the debate between Adam Greenwood and Peta Waters-Dewhurst (16 January, page 28) and the letters in the following issue. We work with prostitutes and we have not yet met a woman working the streets who felt she had made a positive career choice or enjoyed ...
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Archive Titleswhat is a ... change manager?
Donna Baddeley tells Ellen Bennett how she is helping to boost Midland Area's standards
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I come to praise local party politics, not to bury it
I come to praise local party politics, not to bury it
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Archive TitlesIt's taken Rachel Kalis four years to find a site for development … and she only wants to build four homes
When your job is to fight for more rural homes, life is a constant struggle with nimbys, unhelpful planners and stringent rules. Ellen Bennett reports on the role of rural housing enablers like Kalis – and the political changes that could help them.
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Suffolk district threatens boycott on second homes council tax …
Waveney council will only collect extra money next year if it is spent locally
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How to … boost your stock's EcoHomes rating
Energy efficiency costs money but brings long-term benefits.