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[edit] July 2008

• Government announces "further consultation" on South East Plan, July 17 ^[1] topic, place

• Government claims new approach to regeneration, July 17 ^[2] topic

• 73 green spaces managed by voluntary and community groups awarded Green Pennant, July 17 ^[3] topic

• Increasing inequality in rural areas: State of the Countryside 2008 report, July 16 ^[4] topic

• Public more receptive to personal carbon trading than policy makers believe, ippr, July 16 ^[5] topic

• Carbon emissions from state schools to be included in carbon trading scheme for local authorities from April 2010, July 16 ^[6] topic, topic

• Second round Growth Points selected, July 16 ^[7] topic

• Government departments making poor progress on cutting carbon say MPs, July 14 ^[8] topic

• Government launches Station Travel Plan Initiative for England and Wales, July 11 ^[9] Station travel plans will be developed for 24 pilot schemes covering 31 stations across the country: Derby, Loughborough, Colchester North, Leighton Buzzard, Southend Stations (Southend Victoria, Southend Central), St. Albans & Hatfield (St Albans City, St Albans Abbey, Hatfield), Middlesbrough & Thornaby, Darlington, Durham, Accrington, Hazel Grove, Ashford (Kent), Milton Keynes Central, Three Rivers CRP (Eastleigh, Chandlers Ford, Romsey, St. Denys), Bristol Parkway, Truro, Digby & Sowton, Shotton, Stoke-on-Trent, Leamington Spa, King's Norton, Chapeltown, Hebden Bridge and Leeds. topic

• Government publishes 'empowerment' White Paper, July 9 ^[10] topic, comment, forum

• Government sets out 21st century challenges for food in the UK, July 7 ^[11] forum

• Mayor quashes £25 congestion fee hike. London Mayor Boris Johnson quashes the proposed rise in congestion charge for vehicles deemed high polluters, July 7 ^[12] topic

[edit] References

1. ↑ Communities and Local Government, July 17
2. ↑ Communities and Local Government, July 17
3. ↑ Green Flag Award, July 17
4. ↑ Commission for Rural Communities, July 16
5. ↑ ippr, July 16
6. ↑ Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, July 16
7. ↑ Communities and Local Government, July 16
8. ↑ Environmental Audit Committee, July 14
9. ↑ Campaign for Better Transport, July 11
10. ↑ Communities and Local Government, July 9
11. ↑ Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, July 7
12. ↑ BBC News, July 7

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