Grant Shapps sets out vision to protect and preserve rural village life
Housing Minister Grant Shapps has today set out his vision for protecting the future of rural village life for generations to come, by giving local communities the power to build the homes they need....
View ArticleEric Pickles: Cutting red tape for summer fetes
Communities Secretary Eric Pickles wants to stem the flow of relentless form filling, high costs and red tape for organising summer street parties and fetes. (continues...)
View ArticleCommunities Minister commemorates the Abolition of the Slave Trade
Communities Minister Andrew Stunell will today take part in a ceremony to mark the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade. (continues...)
View ArticleBureaucracy for summer fetes overruled by Eric Pickles
Eric Pickles has succeeded in his quest to ban the reams of forms, high costs and red tape getting in the way of communities organising street parties and summer fetes. From now on councils can ask...
View ArticleMinister hails Bristol as the street party capital
Communities Minister Andrew Stunell today hailed Bristol the street party capital of England as a host of community events are held throughout the city. (continues...)
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