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in brief

Feb. 1, 2004

<b>Wates chief quits</b>

Prescott aims to tackle north/south housing divide

Feb. 1, 2004

Ministers are out to tackle the north/south divide with an agenda of regional devolution and the relocation of jobs and homes from areas under pressure in the south east.

Cash injection for Communities Plan

Feb. 1, 2004

Government funding to the tune of £63 million has been committed to improving green spaces and infrastructure in Communities Plan growth areas. The package of proposals for upgrading transport links, landscapes, footpaths and wildlife sites is intended to

ODPM plan for Milton Keynes

Feb. 1, 2004

Milton Keynes will double in size and become one of the UK’s largest cities under an ambitious expansion strategy launched by the ODPM which adds further detail to the Sustainable Communities Plan.