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News From Creating Excellence
Important Engagement and Empowerment Research Published
The South West Regional ‘Empowering Communities' Consortium of the National Empowerment Partnership has just published eight reports which reflect research and other activities undertaken through the South West Empowerment Development Project (October 2007 - March 2008). Date: Wed, 30 April 2008 Read more...Funding Secured for Empowering Communities Work in South West
The Communities Secretary, Hazel Blears, announced on Tuesday (5 March 2008) £2.3 million for the National Empowerment Partnership Initiative. Empowering Communities, the consortium led by Creating Excellence, is the South West arm of this work and will complete the pilot phase of its research work at the end of March. The announcement of this funding means that the work of Empowering Communities can continue for at least another year to 2009, with the expectation of continuing for the two following years.
Better Design, Better Places
Design Review Panel Calls for Greater Architectural Ambition Across South West
The South West is lacking architectural ambition and needs to increase its commitment to design quality according to ‘Better design, Better places', the first publication to be released by the South West Design Review Panel. The Panel is a partnership between Creating Excellence, the regional centre of excellence for sustainable communities, and the Architecture Centre, Bristol.
Date: Thu, 10 January 2008 Read more...See more news from this category
Upcoming Events
Sustainable Communities 08
This conference, being held on Thursday 5 June at the QE11 conference centre in London, has a key focus on sustainable development. Sustainable Communities 08 will take a close look at the plans underway for the London ...Event date: Thu, 05 June 2008 Read more...
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News from IDeA
Wellbeing of children in primary education
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has recently published guidance on the wellbeing of children in primary ...Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 Read more...
News from Government Office of the South West
?Homes for the future: more affordable, more sustainable? Housing Green Paper launched
Housing Minister Yvette Cooper has launched the Housing Green Paper, which sets out £8 billion of investment and a far-reaching ...Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 Read more...
News from Audit Commission
Community Housing Services - Uttlesford District Council
Community housing services provided by Uttlesford District Council are fair, one-star service with poor prospects for improvement ...Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 Read more...
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