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Eco Towns are Not the Answer, says Federation of Master Builders

The Federation of Master Builders gives its response to the Governments eco-town plans

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Joint response from Sustrans, Campaign for Better Transport, Friends of the Earth England and Carfree UK to the consultation paper Eco-towns - Living a Greener Future

Read the response here...

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Jilly Cooper Backs BARD Campaign

Author Jilly Cooper expresses her support for the BARD Campaign

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Eco-towns ride roughshod over local authorities - Opik

Liberal Democrat Shadow Housing Minister, Lembit Opik calls Eco-towns a Labour "ruse"

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Letters to the Stratford Herald

Letters to the Stratford Herald - 19 June 2008

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Eco-towns will "become eco-slums of the future" warns new LGA report

The Local Government Association brands eco-towns as being "significantly flawed"

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Eco-town media links - June 2008

The latest local and national press links to articles and letters about the eco-town proposals - updated 23 June 2008

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Dame Judi angry at eco-town plan in her 'beloved Stratford'

Dame Judi Dench speaks out against the proposed eco-town in Long Marston just six miles away from Shakespeare's birthplace in Stratford-Upon-Avon

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Notes and recommendations from session 1 of Eco-town Challenge

Download the notes and recommendations on Middle Quinton laid out by the Communities and Local Government Panel

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John Nettles backs BARD campaign

Actor John Nettles, who has lived in the Stratford area for 16 years, joins Dame Judi Dench in adding his support to the BARD campaign

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Analysis of the Eco-towns shortlist

Carfree UK gives its analysis of the Eco-towns shortlist - read the summary here

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An open letter to MP Caroline Flint

Environmental groups write an open letter to Minister for Housing Caroline Flint expressing concerns over the eco-town shortlist of locations

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New call for Eco-towns public inquiries

Read the full press release from the Town and Country Planning Association

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Eco towns - The zero evidence footprint

Professor Nick Bosanquet and Elizabeth Truss of think tank Reform call for the Government to examine alternatives to the eco towns proposals

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Eco-town media links - June 2008

The latest local and national press links to articles and letters about the eco-town proposals - updated 16 June 2008

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Pressure group fears eco-town traffic nightmare

The Campaign for Better Transport has said that any of the 15 eco-town sites would become a traffic hotspot if Government plans get the go-ahead

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Respond to Caroline Flint MP

Hear what the Minister for Housing has to say about eco-towns

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Experts challenge developers to raise their game on eco-towns

A panel of leading figures from design, the environment and transport will recommend improvements to the eco-town bids

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Drifting Apart: Report shows why Government housing policy is failing

Research by the CPRE suggests that well designed high-density living within existing towns and villages can build sustainable communities

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Eco-town media links - May 2008

The latest local and national press links to articles and letters about the eco-town proposals - updated 31 May 2008