You are viewing : Home » LOCAL COUNCILS UPDATE (view all editions) » 2008 Editions » October Edition

October Edition

« Previous page (1 2  3 4 ) Next page »

New chairman of the Local Government Association
Published : 01 October 2008

The LGA has appointed its first female chairman in its 11-year history. Cllr Margaret Eaton was elected to the post by the LGA executive after ... read more
New Infrastructure Levy will help communities thrive & give developers certainty
Published : 01 October 2008

Housing and Planning minister Caroline Flint has announced further details of the Government's plans for a groundbreaking Community Infrastructure ... read more
New laws passed to communities & councils to tackle public safety
Published : 01 October 2008

Proposals announced by Communities Secretary Hazel Blears could give communities the power to make local laws to tackle issues like community ... read more
New measures will cut red tape in the fight against knife crime
Published : 01 October 2008

Actions to reduce the time police spend filling out forms have been announced by the Home Secretary. These changes will be fast-tracked in the ... read more
New nuclear is indispensable says John Hutton
Published : 01 October 2008

John Hutton has pledged his maximum support for new nuclear power stations in the UK, at the first meeting of the Government's new Nuclear Development ... read more
New survey shows overwhelming support for changes to electoral register
Published : 01 October 2008

A recent survey shows overwhelming support for a change in the law to ban junk mail companies from gaining access to voters' details through ... read more
Noise & council tax valuation
Published : 01 October 2008

Chilton-Merryweather v Hunt and Others 2008 EWCA Civ 1025 Four householders, Messrs Hunt, Bradley, Gibson and Crompton, lived in bungalows on ... read more
Plans to deter inconsiderate parking announced
Published : 01 October 2008

Plans to help councils tackle inconsiderate parking have been outlined in a consultation published by Transport Minister Rosie Winterton. A new ... read more
Restored heath provides new home for slow worms
Published : 01 October 2008

In 2001 Lavington Plantation in West Sussex was donated to the National Trust on the condition that it was restored to lowland heath. Now, it ... read more
Sustainable development indicators in your pocket 2008
Published : 01 October 2008

A free little book published by Defra provides a statistical overview of the country's progress in tackling key economic, social and environmental ... read more
The Commons Act 2006 (Commencement No. 4 & Savings) (England) Order 2008 (SI 2008/1960)
Published : 01 October 2008

This Order brings the following provisions of the Commons Act 2006 (the 2006 Act) into force on 1st October 2008 in respect of the registration ... read more
The Commons Registration (England) Regulations 2008 (SI 2008/1961)
Published : 01 October 2008

These Regulations make provision about the registration of common land and town or village greens under Part 1 of the Commons Act 2006 (c.26). ... read more
« Previous page (1 2  3 4 ) Next page »