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Market plans ‘not fit for heritage site’, says council

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Plans to redevelop London’s Greenwich Market have been unanimously opposed for a second time after councillors deemed them ‘completely out of keeping with the architecture of the town centre and not fitting for a World Heritage Site’.

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Fri 27th August 2010

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Green space innovators fly the flag

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An urban farm in Gateshead, a Croydon cemetery and an orchard in West Sussex are among the winners of an award celebrating innovation in green spaces.

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Thu 26th August 2010

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Funding secures future of ‘at risk’ market scheme

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A market redevelopment project in London that could have stalled as a result of government funding cuts has secured a £13m boost.

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Fri 20th August 2010

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Local housing trusts ‘potentially divisive’, says report

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Government plans that would allow 90% of villagers to vote for new local building schemes could be ‘potentially divisive and self-defeating’, according to a report.

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Mon 16th August 2010

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Crisis names areas hardest hit by housing cuts

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Birmingham, Leeds and Liverpool have topped a list of local authorities likely to suffer the biggest impact of the government’s housing benefit cuts, according to Crisis.

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Thu 12th August 2010

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