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Leicester makes shortlist to become England's first 'cycling city'

Leicester has made a shortlist to become the country's first "cycling city". If successful, it could secure...

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NEW GROWTH AREAS IN EAST OF ENGLAND NEED NEW MODELS OF DELIVERY

Leading independent planning movement, the Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA), has welcomed Regional...

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Government's definition of zero carbon homes 'must change'

The UK Green Building Council has released its report 'The Definition of Zero Carbon' produced by its zero carbon...

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Riverside did blooming marvellous at regeneration awards

Riverside Housing has scooped a Strictly Regeneration Award for its Blooming Highways project in the Peel Knowsley...

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Boris drops Ken's legal challenge over £200 million salt water treatment plant

The new London Mayor Boris Johnson today dropped a legal challenge by his predecessor against a treatment plant which...

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Bournemouth Council: 'Europe's first artificial surf reef ready in months'

The deadline for Europe's first artificial surf reef along the South Coast was announced today. The reef in...

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Sustainable Homes Index launched for housing associations and local authorities

Sustainable Homes, England's leading sustainable housing training organisation, has launched a new index scheme aimed...

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Accord one of first HAs to get green kitemark for eco standards

Accord Housing Association today moved one step closer to its goal of becoming the ‘greenest in the UK’...

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Derwent Living helps residents go green with free recycling bags

Derwent Living is helping its customers to go green by introducing free recycling bags. The idea of the bags is to...

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Gordon Ramsay's licensing laws idea for seasonal fruit and veg 'utterly ludicrous'

Chef Gordon Ramsay has called for legislation to ban restaurants from selling fruit and vegetables which are out of...

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Energy efficient homes bill set to clear Commons

'Community rewards' could boost recycling rates

New green, sweeping machines hit Hackney's streets

NIA urges householders to take physical route to eco-excellence

SnOasis winter sports resort to be built - in Suffolk

Westminster to launch UK's largest on-street electric car charging service

Burma blocks UN emergency airlifts for cyclone victims

Thousands of new London homes 'to be built in flood risk areas'

Team Simoco Announces Major Radio Communications Contract with American Utilities Giant

"Estate Action a Priority"

Sevenoaks 'has UK's cleanest streets'

Hawtonville Clean up Hits a High Note!

Urgent action to reduce flooding risk 'may be delayed' - RTPI

Sheffield residents urged to 'go green' on Connect to Your Council Day

Government 'bulldozing green belt' to meet new homes target

Councils to receive EU money to help flood-hit communities

Burma cyclone: 22,000 dead, thousands still missing

Brown makes British aid pledge to cyclone-hit Burma

Brown's U-turn on pay-as-you-throw litter schemes 'will cost councils millions'

Burma cyclone death toll 'worse than Tsunami'