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Councils must show 'zero tolerance' to houses built on flood plains
2014-02-18 23:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Telegraph: Councils should block developers seeking to make a "quick buck" from building on flood planes as part of a "zero tolerance" approach, insurers have warned. Insurers criticised developers for trying to erect "cheap and cheerful" developments in areas at risk of flooding following a meeting with ministers in Downing Street. Under a new flood insurance regime, which comes into force in 2015, new homes will not be covered if they are built on flood plains. The scheme is designed to guarantee...
Councils target betting shop 'blight'
2014-02-01 03:34:54| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The Local Government Association (LGA) says that reform is needed over the licensing of betting shops to prevent them being "clustered" in town centres.
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Atlanta airport inches toward free WiFi thanks to Council's $6 million funding approval
2014-01-21 23:46:00| Wireless - Topix.net
The Atlanta City Council today unanimously approved $6 million to help fund WiFi infrastructure upgrades required to launch the free amenity at the world's busiest airport.
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Councils 'rent Right to Buy homes'
2014-01-13 15:18:57| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Some London authorities are having to rent their own ex-council homes from landlords who bought them under the Right to Buy scheme, a report claims.
United Kingdom: Councils face 'contradictory roles'
2014-01-13 13:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Government moves to persuade councils to support fracking have been condemned as giving them "contradictory roles" and undermining trust in local government decisions, according to anti-fracking campaigners and an MP whose constituency has a site that is being explored for drilling. The prime minister, David Cameron, announced on a visit to a site close to Gainsborough in Lincolnshire on Monday that councils would be allowed to keep 100% of business rates from fracking operations rather than 50%...
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