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Hammersmith and Fulham Rugby: Social: Bournemouth 7’s 2012
The Hammers will once again grace the fields of Europe's biggest 7s tournament
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Local Gov News: Pickles: Councils will hold on to 50% of business rates
Councils will be allowed to retain a greater proportion of the money they raise from business rates, in plans announced by local government secretary Eric Pickles.
Growth reforms in the Local Government Finance Bill will allow English
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Local Gov News: Councils given more time to refresh their housing stock
Local authorities will be given three years to reinvest the funds they gain from the reinvigorated Right to Buy scheme, housing minister Mr Grant Shapps has confirmed.
The details of how thousands of new affordable homes will be built
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Local Gov News: Whitehall warned about the perils of social media
While new guidance from the Cabinet Office encourages Whitehall to use social media to engage with the public, civil servants are being warned to think before
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Local Gov News: Local authorities 'crucial' to meeting national carbon targets
It is crucial for local authorities to receive Government funding if the UK is to meet its climate targets, according to a new report from the Committee on Climate Change (CCC).
The report has recommended that the Government introduce a
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Local Gov News: Baker outlines plans for national tram trains
Local transport minister Norman Baker has revealed his intention for a national rollout of tram trains should a trial in South Yorkshire prove successful.
The minister gave final approval for the South Yorkshire Passenger Transport
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Local Gov News: Whitehall failing to join anti-fraud initiative
Whitehall has been criticised for failing to join an anti-fraud initiative, which has returned almost £1 billion to the public purse since it was set up 16 years ago.
A new report on the <a
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Local Gov News: Essex CC wins nursery funding legal fight
Essex County Council has prevailed in a High Court battle against education secretary, Michael Gove, over threatened £10.7m cuts to nursery school funding.
Mr Justice Mitting ruled yesterday the education secretary’s failure
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Local Gov News: Local communities reaping benefit of National Citizen Service
Local communities are receiving £2 for every £1 spent on the National Citizen Service (NCS), according to new analysis by a consortium led by NatCen Social Research.
The NCS - designed to develop the skills of 16 and 17
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Local Gov News: New figures show decline in fuel poverty
The number of fuel poor households in the UK fell by 750,000 to 4.75m in 2010, according to the 2012 Annual Report on Fuel Poverty Statistics.
The report also states the number of vulnerable households that were fuel poor in 2010 reduced
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Local Gov News: Councils care reach shrinking, figures show
Councils care reach shrinking, figures show The number of elderly and disabled people fully-covered by local authority care fell by 11% in the past two years, figures compiled by the Labour Party have revealed.
According to the findings
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Local Gov News: Doubts cast over viability of right to-buy
Council leaders have criticised the Government’s right-to-buy policy, claiming ‘doubts remain’ over the viability of the scheme.
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Local Gov News: Councils adopt NYC-style recycling campaign
Two London councils have launched a campaign aimed at influencing the nation's attitude to on-street recycling.
Westminster City Council and Camden London Borough Council have teamed up with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural
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Local Gov News: Ministers urged to fix 'broken' property market
Ministers have been urged to do more to fix a ‘broken’ UK property market, amid evidence Coalition attempts to galvanise the house-building market have stalled.
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Local Gov News: Cash-saving communications for improved citizen engagement
Maintaining public services against a backdrop of fierce cuts is the priority for local authorities and cutting waste or duplication across departments can help achieve this. However, citizen engagement is also a critical issue and there’s
