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Red Tape Challenge - Housing and Construction

Over 200 regulations are covered by the Housing and Construction Red Tape Challenge. The housing and construction industries are key to driving growth in our economy. Through smarter regulation, we...

 
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Energy-efficient homes completed in Barnsley’s Green Corridor

Two energy-efficient housing developments were recently completed in Barnsley, as part of the 'Green Corridor' programme to tackle low demand in former coalfield communities. South Yorkshire Housing Association (SYHA), in...

 
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Local Enterprise Partnership Capacity Fund

Round 2 of the Government’s Capacity Fund for LEPs is now open. The second round will allocate the remaining £3 million. The application process has been simplified in...

 
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Member Vacancies on North York Moors & Yorkshire Dales National Park Authorities

The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Caroline Spelman, has announced her intention to appoint new members to five National Park Authorities (NPAs) and to the Broads...

 
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Solar Power Feed-in Tariffs

A joint report on the solar power feed-in tariffs has been published by the Energy and Climate Change and Environment Audit Select Committees. The report criticises the Government’s handling...

 
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Talking Climate

There is a great deal of research on cli­mate change com­mu­nic­a­tion. But too often this valu­able know­ledge doesn’t reach the people who need it most: cli­mate change com­mu­nic­ators. At the...

 
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Climate Change Risk Assessment Impact Examples

The UK Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA) 2012 has now been published along with a series of case studies from around the UK which examine the impact of climate change....

 
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Rural Growth Networks

On 29 December 2011 Defra launched a competition to identify six pilot Rural Growth Networks. Around £15 million is to be invested in the pilots aimed at supporting rural...

 
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A New Woodland Strategy for Bradford District - Public Consultation

Public and private woodlands provide many benefits to citizens, visitors and businesses as well as being a vital component of our natural environment or “green infrastructure”.  Protecting and enhancing the...

 
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Green Incubator

Groundwork Sheffield and its partners Groundwork Wakefield and Heeley Development Trust, are delighted to announce a new project that aims to create 101 jobs and 15 social enterprises to boost...

 
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