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Councils told to get ready for planning overhaulEnglish councils have just 12 months to get local plans ready in order to comply with the new planning regime, which came into effect today. 27 March 2012
Planning rules 'do not hinder growth'The government's planning reforms will have only a negligible effect on growth, according to conservation campaigners. 13 February 2012
Councils' weekly waste collection fund launchedThe £250m fund to help councils maintain or return to weekly waste collections is now open for business, Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has announced. 03 February 2012
MPs slam Whitehall for passing buck on floodingMPs have raised concerns about the funding of flood defences in England, casting doubts on plans to raise more money from councils. 31 January 2012

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Beyond the meltdownThe current financial crisis is just the start of the problems facing Western economies. 'Normal' levels of GDP growth might never return, as a result of climate change, an ageing population, depleted national resources and competition from Asia 01 January 2012
Growing greenerPessimists argue that only zero growth will save the planet. But it doesn't have to be that way, says the IPPR. There are ways to achieve Treasury growth targets and reduce greenhouse gases 01 October 2011
Through a glass, lightlyShould the public sector start drowning its sorrows as the cuts kick in? Doom merchants certainly seem to think so. But perhaps in reality the glass is half full and not half empty. Tony Travers finds some reasons to be cheerful 18 November 2010

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