The Office of the Third Sector, Cabinet Office invites Regional Development Agencies to submit proposals for using additional funding to boost Business Link capacity to broker support for social enterprises.

Click here to access document.

Tags: Voluntary Sector

The 2006 Local Government White Paper announced the intention of Communities and Local Government to promote the concept of city development companies for English cities and city-regions, including through developing guidance in conjunction with partners. On 12 December 2006, Communities and Local Government published a consultation paper on city development companies (CDCs). It sought opinions on the rationale and the key principles for CDCs, as well as views on the form, function and location of such bodies.

This document provides a summary of responses to a consultation published by Communities and Local Government published on city development companies (CDCs). The consultation sought opinions on the rationale and the key principles for CDCs, and views on the form, function and location of such bodies.

Tags: CDCs

Expressions of interest invited to build 150 homes in Bristol. Housebuilders were invited to submit expressions of interest to build England’s first large scale development of zero carbon homes today, as national regeneration agency English Partnerships published its pre-qualifying questionnaire (PQQ) for a 150 home site in Bristol.

Hanham Hall – a 6.1 ha former hospital site in Bristol, owned by English Partnerships – has been identified as the first site in the country to be suitable for development under the agency’s Carbon Challenge.  Read More...

Tags: Finance