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Health, wellbeing and regeneration in coastal resorts
An email survey was conducted as part of the Healthy Communities programme?s input to the Coastal Communities Alliance 'Coastal Regeneration Handbook', launched on 28 January 2010. The survey was briefly referred to in the final text: full analysis can be found here.
(From : IDeA, 11/03/2010)
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Regional Minister completes his tour of the South West
Regional Minister Jim Knight has completed his week long tour of the South West which began in Bournemouth and continued to Gloucester, Plymouth, Cornwall before finishing on the Isles of Scilly.
(From : Government Office of the South West, 11/03/2010)
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Strengthening local government to deliver better public services
Local Government Minister Rosie Winterton and Regional Minister Jim Knight were in Bristol on 9 September to sign a Multi Area Agreement (MAA) with Bristol City, North Somerset, Bath and Northeast Somerset and South Gloucestershire councils.
(From : Government Office of the South West, 11/03/2010)
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£19.5m Kickstart for South West Housing Developments
Housing Minister John Healey today finalised a £19.5m funding package to kickstart work on stalled housing developments in the South West, getting work back on track and builders back on site.
(From : Government Office of the South West, 11/03/2010)
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Related coastal regeneration case studies
Access two case studies that supplement those in the health, wellbeing and coastal regeneration chapter of the 'Coastal Regeneration Handbook', produced by the Coastal Communities Alliance.
(From : IDeA, 11/03/2010)
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Marmot Review report ? 'Fair Society, Healthy Lives'
The Marmot Review into health inequalities draws further attention to the evidence that most people in England aren?t living as long as the best off in society and spend longer in ill-health. Premature illness and death affects everyone below the top.
(From : IDeA, 11/03/2010)
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Coastal Regeneration Handbook launch
Which way now for coastal regeneration? Despite 15 years of national economic growth (pre-crunch!), coastal resorts do not appear to have benefitted: deprivation remains stubbornly high. What options, therefore, are available to regenerating our coastal communities in a world of reduced public and individual spending?
(From : IDeA, 11/03/2010)
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Coastal Regeneration Handbook
Coastal regeneration in Margate.
(From : IDeA, 11/03/2010)
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South West's Climate Change Champion takes to the seas to learn about global warming
South West Climate Change Champion, 15-year-old Shirley Halse, joined world leading scientists and researchers at Plymouth Marine Laboratory to investigate the possible effects of climate change on our seas.
(From : Government Office of the South West, 11/03/2010)
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Home Secretary Jacqui Smith visits Henbury in Bristol for 'Not in My Neighbourhood Week'.
On October 13 the Home Secretary Jacqui Smith visited Henbury in Bristol, marking the beginning of 'Not in My Neighbourhood Week'. The visit showcased how people and agencies work together to cut crime and anti-social behaviour in their communities.
(From : Government Office of the South West, 11/03/2010)
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Producer Prices
Factory gate inflation up 4.1 per cent
(From : Office of National Statistics, 11/03/2010)
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UK Trade
Jan 2010 deficit widened to £3.8bn
(From : Office of National Statistics, 11/03/2010)
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GDP Growth
Economy grows by 0.3% in Q4 2009
(From : Office of National Statistics, 11/03/2010)
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Index of Services
1.4% annual fall into December
(From : Office of National Statistics, 11/03/2010)
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Travel & Tourism
Visits to the UK up 2%
(From : Office of National Statistics, 11/03/2010)
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