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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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First wave of ‘trailblazing’ mutuals announced

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A social enterprise in Mansfield is to deliver housing support services to vulnerable people, and teaching and administrative staff will set up a trust to run a Cumbrian college after the government gave the green light to the first round of Pathfinder mutuals projects.

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Thu 12th August 2010

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From fire station to hub for the homeless

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A former Oxford fire station is set to become a new centre for homeless charity Crisis after being awarded funding from the government’s Places of Change programme.

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Wed 4th August 2010

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Public must act as watchdog over local services

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Citizens should take a greater role in monitoring public services to avoid ‘throwing the baby out with the bathwater’ when comprehensive area assessments are abolished, according to a think tank.

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Wed 21st July 2010

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Co-production can deliver Big Society, says study

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Co-production of local public services offers the best chance of making Big Society a success, according to a new report.

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Tue 20th July 2010

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