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Lambton projects heralds the future of
community consultation
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people have been given the first of many opportunities to
voice their views on the multi-million pound regeneration of
Lambton Cokeworks, near Sunderland, signifying one of the most
in-depth community-led consultation projects involving the
National Coalfields Programme, led by national regeneration
agency English Partnerships.
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Old Ways Are Best
Conservationists are in a race
against time to record traditional methods of managing
hedgerows before the vital knowledge is lost. English Nature
and the Mammal Trust UK, with help from Center Parcs, are
hoping to...
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From brown to green: ´EcoHomes´ emerge
from transformed colliery site
A range of energy-efficient
“EcoHomes”, developed as part of a major regeneration
scheme at the former Sherwood Colliery site near Mansfield,
are about to go on sale, marking a significant milestone for
the project...
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Heritage Counts
The recent BBC series
"Restoration" has made millions of viewers aware of
the plight of 30 of our most important listed buildings and
has done much to further their cause. But what about the rest
of England’s heritage? "Heritage
Counts" is an audit of...
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DQI- Online - How well is your building
designed?
The CIC with support from CABE,
OGC and SFfC have today publicly launched the much anticipated
DQI Online, the easy to
use web based version of the Design Quality Indicator.
It has been developed to allow everyone involved in the
procurement and use of buildings to evaluate the inherent
design quality.
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Helping Business to Help
Themselves
Companies across the South West
are missing out on millions of pounds of support every year in
unclaimed grants, awards and loans
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Hidden secrets of
pot
The Iso-chanvre manufacturing
process is a closely guarded secret said to involve
crystallisation of the silica-rich hemp sap at low
temperature, using very little energy and without the use of
additives. The result is a rot-proof...
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RIBA announces ‘Tomorrow’s World –
Delivering on Sustainability’ conference
The Royal Institute of British
Architects (RIBA) Sustainable Futures group is bringing
together a team of experts for ‘Tomorrow’s World –
Delivering on Sustainability’, a special one day conference
at Olympia on Tuesday 21 October 2003. The conference runs
alongside the Sustainable Energy, Energy Efficiency and
Environmental Solutions Expos (21-23 October 2003) also at
Olympia...
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Living Places: Caring for Quality
New report from ODPM
shows research on how local authorities and other local
stakeholders, through the better management of public space,
are rising to the challenge on quality spaces, and in
reversing the dissatisfaction and pessimism identified. This
pursuit of more 'liveable' public space's is represented in
this extensive research of evidence, a wide range of ideas to
help move practice towards new more holistic approaches to
public space management and therefore towards the delivery of
more sustainable communities.
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Successful Building Control Conference
The Deputy Mayor
Councillor Jean Allgrove welcomed a capacity audience of 240
delegates to Taunton Deane’s 15th Annual Building control
Conference and Exhibition at the Castle School and Sports
Centre....
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Taunton Cycle Network is Mapped Out!
Cycling is on the
increase but what are the council doing to help those that
cycle? Mapping out Taunton Cycle Network is one of them and so
is the Somerset Cycling website.
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A Toolkit For River Conservation
A team of leading
experts in freshwater ecology are celebrating the launch on
Monday February 2nd of a comprehensive set of handbooks and
guidelines setting out best practice for conservation of
rivers throughout the European Union
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County Allays fears over Inner Relief Road
Fears from residents and
traders over the affect on Taunton's future by plans for the
Taunton Inner Relief Road have been allayed last month (Dec
03) by Somerset County Council...
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Anti-social Behaviour - TOGETHER Campaign
Pack
Building on the
Anti-social Behaviour Action Plan, TOGETHER is a campaign
designed for front-line workers in the anti-social behaviour
field, and the general public. It works with both groups to
promote a shift in culture – from one where anti-social
behaviour is tolerated, to one where it is tackled.
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More Than Just a Gateway
Hundreds of acres of
land between the countryside and towns are underused and
overlooked, this area should be a place for our children to
play in, a place to improve our health, grow local food and
provide sustainable jobs. Read More from the Countryside
Agency press release for January.
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'Kit' Houses Flown to Somerset
A housing association in
Somerset is to import 'flat pack' houses from Canada. The
houses, built using wooden panels, take about two months to
put up and come in ready-to-assemble kit form. Five such
properties are currently being built on land near Bishops
Lydeard near Taunton..
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Designers Urged to Think Like Thieves
Designers have a key
role to play in tackling crime, along with the police, crime
prevention agencies and town planners, according to a
thought-provoking new report from the Design Council called
Think Thief
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County Council Back Dualling of A358
Somerset County Council
has thrown its weight behind a regional campaign to get
dualling for the A358 link from Ilminster to Taunton. A new
regional campaign entitled the 'Missing Link' was launched
today (Tuesday 11th Feb) with the aim of persuading members of
the South West Regional Assembly and ultimately the Minister
to push ahead with the dualling of the road.
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SCOOT To Improve Taunton's
Traffic Flow
Highways chiefs are
planning to get Taunton’s traffic moving by improving
co-ordination of the town centre traffic lights.
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Taunton to Host River
Festival
Where can you find live
animals, storytelling, boat trips and and local crafts? At the
River Festival at French Weir Park in Taunton on Sunday, May
23rd, that's where...
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Free Countryside Day on 20th
September
Sedgemoor District
Council in partnership with British Waterways, Bridgwater
Agriculture Society, the Prince Philip Mounted games and
others, have won £6,000 of government and European monies
under the LEADER+ programme, to help stage the extravaganza.
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The 51 Minute Challenge
A national conference
exploring approaches to the use of space and facilities for
children and young people. One of the key Government
objectives for children and young people, highlighted in the
Green Paper Every Child Matters, is ‘Enjoyment and
Achievement’.
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Civic Society & Council
Design Awards 2001-2003
December 3rd 2003 was
the presentation ceremony awards for The Taunton Deane Borough
Council and Taunton & District Civic Society Design Awards, so
who won? Read
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Schools Minister Gets High
Marks for New Building Programme
CABE (the Commission for
Architecture and the Built Environment) has welcomed the Prime
Minister’s announcement on the 12th February 2004 of the
Building Schools for the Future programme to rebuild or
refurbish every secondary school in England, but has warned
that the real work has only just started.
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