News UK September 2006

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• As Natural England, the new official watchdog for landscape and wildlife comes into being, CPRE concerned "there is a real risk it will be too poor and too weak to make a difference." CPRE, September 29 / Comment

• Over 2 million households estimated to be struggling to pay council tax, says new research Joseph Rowntree Foundation, September 28 / Social inclusion, Rewarding work

• Regional and local development plans must be 'climate proofed', September 25

• Office of Climate Change starts work. Defra, September 22

• Gore climate film goes national, greens urge public to act. Greenpeace, September 15 / Climate change
• UK's first climate road map published FoE, September 15 / Climate change

• NCC calls on supermarkets to clean up their act to help shoppers go green. National Counsumer Council, September 14 / Green Purchasing

• UK-China climate change working group launched. Defra, September 13

• 100 free walks across London to celebrate National Walking Day. Living Streets, September 12
• Climate change on the agenda at party conferences. FoE, September 12

• Potential of street markets being overlooked and undervalued, according to new research. Chances to progress key Government agendas on social cohesion and sustainable communities are being lost by neglecting the role of street markets according to two new studies from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. JRF, September 11 / Urban & village design
• 23 year low in new cases of homelessness. DCLG, September 11 / Social inclusion
• England-wide initiative will show impacts of climate change on people and places locally. Transport 2000, September 11 / Sustainability networks

• Travel survey shows Government’s transport policy is not working. Transport 2000, September 7 / Sustainable travel

• Welcome for PM’s new social exclusion initiative comes with warning to avoid stigma. Joseph Rowntree Foundation, September 5 / Social inclusion

• 74 community groups win Green Pennant Award. Civic Trust, September 3 / Open spaces

• FoE welcomes David Cameron's call for climate change law. FoE, September 1
• Mayor of London launches Share the Road campaign Mayor's press release, September 1 / Road Safety

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