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7.3% increase in funding confirmed for local services
Published : 01 March 2004

Local communities will benefit this year from an extra 7.3% in funding for 2004/05, Local Government Minister Nick Raynsford has confirmed. For ... read more
Achievements over the first year of the Communities Plan
Published : 01 March 2004

Sustainable Communities: Building for the Future was launched by the Deputy Prime Minister on 5 February 2003. TheCommunities Plan is a long ... read more
Cases
Published : 01 March 2004

Flooding of garden by sewage Marcic v Thames Water Utilities Ltd (Law Society's Gazette, 29 January 2004) For many years M's garden had been ... read more
David Prince named as new Standards Board for England chief executive
Published : 01 March 2004

David Prince has been appointed as The Standards Board for England's new chief executive. He is currently director of strategy and resources ... read more
Local Government Finance Settlement
Published : 01 March 2004

Local communities will benefit this year from an extra 7.3% in funding for 2004/05, Local Government Minister Nick Raynsford has confirmed. For ... read more
More than just a gateway
Published : 01 March 2004

Hundreds of acres of land between the countryside and towns are underused and overlooked, according to the Countryside Agency and Groundwork. ... read more
New law puts police back on the beat with tougher powers to fight crime & terrorism
Published : 01 March 2004

New measures to put police officers back on the beat with tough new powers to fight crime and terrorism came into force on 20 January. Changes ... read more
New planning power for elected regional assemblies - regional decision making process strengthened
Published : 01 March 2004

Elected Regional Assemblies would be given a crucial new planning power, Nick Raynsford, Minister for Local and Regional Government, has announced. ... read more
New powers help communities continue crackdown on anti-social behaviour
Published : 01 March 2004

The single biggest package of measures to tackle the anti-social behaviour making people's life a misery comes into force on 20 January. The ... read more
No change to night flying restrictions at Heathrow, Gatwick & Stansted Airports in 2004-05
Published : 01 March 2004

Existing night flying restrictions at Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted Airports will continue for a further year, to 30 October 2005. For the winter ... read more
Railways & Transport Safety Act 2003
Published : 01 March 2004

Section 111 of this Act amends section 41 of the Highways Act 1980 by adding a new subsection (1A) as follows: In particular, a highway authority ... read more
Rise in payments under employment rights legislation
Published : 01 March 2004

Payments and awards made to workers in employment rights cases rose from 1 February in line with inflation. The increased limits affect statutory ... read more
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