The Government has called on people to come together and play their full part in local communities. A new 'localist' approach to achieving a more integrated society focusing on creating the conditions for everyone to live and work successfully alongside each other was today unveiled by Secretary of State Eric Pickles and Communities Minister Andrew Stunell.
Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles today (18 February 2012) gave local councils a major new power that will allow town halls to continue to hold prayers.
The Conservatives held a seat in Horsham and gained a seat from the Liberal Democrats in Oadby and Wigston.
The Liberal Democrats held a seat in Sutton and Labour held a seat in North West Leicestershire.
A Government scheme to get builders back on stalled sites and work restarted on homes has had an overwhelming response and is three times oversubscribed, Housing Minister Grant Shapps has today revealed.
A new £1 million fund to give local communities the tools they need to tackle binge and underage drinking was announced today by the Government's Champion for Active Safer Communities, Baroness Newlove.
The Conservative Party held seats in Suffolk, Suffolk Coastal and Hampshire councils and gained a seat from UKIP in Staffordshire.
The Labour Party gained a seat from UKIP in Staffordshire Moorlands.
The Liberal Democrats held a seat in South Lakeland and gained seats from the Conservatives in Northamptonshire and South Northamptonshire.
A new fund to help support much loved seaside towns create new jobs and prosperity was launched today by Communities Secretary Eric Pickles and Chief Secretary Danny Alexander.
Ballot boxes will open on 3 May 2012 for voters to decide on directly elected mayors for England's largest cities, Ministers confirmed today.
In an historic settlement for Londoners, Communities and Local Government Secretary, Eric Pickles has today announced £3 billion of funding for the Greater London Authority for housing and regeneration in London.
The Liberal Democrats gained a seat from Labour in Newcastle-Under-Lyme.
