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Hips slammed
A communities department committee of MPs has lambasted the government for the implementation of home information packs, calling it a “failure of delivery”.
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Green funding
The government has granted £25m to micro-renewables projects over the past two years, helping 4,600 homes and 739 businesses and schools generate green energy.
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2.4bn to councils
The government has pledged £2.4bn to set up the final arm’s length management organisations, to improve social housing.
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South-east housing
Nine councils are to get £80m between them to improve the worst private housing in the South-east.
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NewsPlanning applications: December 2007
Peel Media tops the clients list, while the South-east and London still lead the regions
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Henry Boot on course
Henry Boot has said results for the year ended 31 December 2007 will be in line with expectations.
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Hill International
US-based consulting firm Hill International has bought John Shreeves Holdings.
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Watkin profit rises
Developer and contractor Watkin Jones has made a pre-tax profit of £13m from £110m turnover in the year to 30 September 2007.
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Materials firm buoyant
Marshalls’ revenue from continuing operations for the year ended 31 December increased 7% to £403m, from £378m in 2006.
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Wood does good
Halifax-based hardwood distribution specialist Heywood Williams said its 2007 pre-tax profit would be at least £9m despite disappointing US sales.
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CommentMy Liverpool wonders and blunders with Edwina Currie
Edwina Currie fondly remembers the Victorian splendour of her old school – in the days before she had to put up with grim government office blocks
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CommentMy Liverpool wonders and blunders with Janice Long
Disc jockey Janice Long declares the Anglican cathedral an all-time classic, but consigns the front of Lime Street station to the bargain bin
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NewsBuilding a nuclear future - what next?
Now the government has finlly committed itself to nuclear it needs to demonstrate it believes in renewables and energy conservation
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NewsGreen light for nuclear power stations
Hutton warns new power stations vital for decreasing reliance on imported energy
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NewsSoft landing guaranteed
The pile of sand seems to have been wheeled in as a safety measure rather than as a building material
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Scotland to be nuclear free
"No new nuclear generators north of the border," says Scottish Government. Electricity Act 1989 gives Hollyrood powers to veto plants
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