Claim for a new village green R v Buckinghamshire CC ex parte Laing Homes 2003 EWHC 1578 (Admin) This case involved a land bank of some 38 acres ... read more
Defra has launched the latest edition of the booklet, The Environment in your Pocket 2003, an extremely popular publication that places key environmental ... read more
This Order increases, from 1st February 2004, the limits applying to certain awards of employment tribunals, and other amounts payable under ... read more
English local authorities will receive an average increase in Government grant of 6.5% for 2004/5 to £54.1bn - and will have more freedom ... read more
Lord Haskins' report on rural delivery was published on 11th November. It is a very large document and can be viewed on the Defra website www.defra.gov.uk ... read more
Proposals to curtail the inappropriate use of mechanically propelled vehicles on countryside rights of way are outlined in a public consultation ... read more
Local authorities across the country are progressing well towards the 2005 target for electronically e-enabling their services. The results of ... read more
The Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott and Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown have reaffirmed the Government's commitment to the planning ... read more
Neighbourhood wardens schemes through out England are being invited to apply for the wardens quality standard, a benchmark of approved service ... read more
December was the first anniversary of the launch of Defra's flagship 'Sustainable Farming and Food Strategy', during which the building blocks ... read more
These Regulations (which do not extend to Northern Ireland) make certain provisions in relation to fireworks in order to minimise the risk that ... read more
These Regulations have been made under the Local Government Act 2003 and govern the capital finance and accounting transactions of local authorities ... read more