Gateway investment ‘benefits entire country’
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Investment in the Thames Gateway is essential for the economic success of the whole country, according to a cross-party manifesto for the area.
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Website aims to match firms with empty properties
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An online initiative to help new businesses find affordable premises and reduce the number of vacant units across the capital has been launched.
In brief: low carbon zone launches
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Merton will this week launch its Low Carbon Zone with the first in a series of advice surgeries for residents. The Wandle Valley Low Carbon Zone is made up of 1,000 properties across 12 streets, including schools, businesses and community groups. Two ‘green doctors’ have also been recruited to provide free energy saving equipment and advice to homeowners.
Right homes in right places ‘crucial’ to affordability
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What is most profitable for developers and most affordable for the community is ‘rarely the same thing’ in newbuild housing developments, according to a report.
Moving sculpture takes root in Stratford
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One of the world’s largest moving sculptures will form part of a £12.9m package of improvements designed to breathe new life into Stratford ahead of the 2012 Olympics.
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