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The latest press notices from the communities and neighbourhood site.
Markets across the country are seizing the initiative and leading the drive to revitalise the nation's town centres, Communities Secretary Eric Pickles said today (26 January 2012).
The Government's commitment to people power and local democracy took another step forward today (25 January 2012) as Cities Minister Greg Clark announced the date for mayoral elections.
Communities Secretary Eric Pickles saw efforts to turn around troubled families when he visited two Family Intervention Projects in Devon, alongside the head of the new Troubled Families Team, Louise Casey.
Ministers today called on councils to use every opportunity under the New Deal for Older People to give elderly people more choice and control over where they live, so they are not pressured to sell their home or move into residential care.
Communities Secretary Eric Pickles today announced that throughout 2012, faith communities will lead a series of volunteering days encouraging communities to come together to help improve their local neighbourhoods.
Local Government Minister Grant Shapps has insisted that communities will be kept firmly in the driving seat and able to determine the future of their local areas.
Eric Pickles has announced proposals to make it easier for people to fly flags of their choice without facing costly restrictions and red tape.
Local Government Minister Grant Shapps has urged communities to celebrate London 2012 by hosting their own street games.
Housing Minister Grant Shapps announced a further £20 million to provide single people facing homelessness the help they need to get back on their feet and ensure that they don't have to spend time on the streets.
Plans to radically transform the lives of the country's most troubled families have been announced by the Prime Minister David Cameron and Communities Secretary Eric Pickles.
Families across the country in need of a stable home could benefit from thousands of formerly long term empty homes being made available, Communities Minister Andrew Stunell has said.
Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government Eric Pickles responds on behalf of Her Majesty's Government to the interim report from the Independent Riots Victims and Communities Panel.
An era of Whitehall control ends with a historic shift in power back to local people, as the Localism Bill becomes law.
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg and Communities and Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles have announced £1.5m of additional Government funding to support retired Gurkha soldiers and their dependants, who wish to settle in the UK.
Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government Eric Pickles has spoken of the vital role that faith groups play in local communities, enriching neighbourhoods and improving the lives of those around them.
Local Government Minister Grant Shapps has issued a new rallying cry to parish councils, to safeguard struggling village shops and pubs for the benefit of local people.
Hundreds of businesses have already benefited from the multi-million pound package of support made available to communities in the immediate aftermath of the summer disturbances, Communities Secretary Eric Pickles announced today.
Housing Minister Grant Shapps has today launched a new national scheme that, for the first time, will allow social housing tenants wanting to swap their home to see every available property in the country.
Pressure to build on the Green Belt is being removed with the revocation of Regional Plans according to environmental assessments published today.
Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has set out his plans to shake up local services as part of the Government's efforts to turn around the lives of 120,000 most troubled families.