A report from a group of MPs is questioning whether Government initiatives to regenerate former coalfield communities are working. Members of the Public Accounts Committee say 13 years after the schemes began, the Department for Communities and Local Government still lacks a clear vision for the regeneration.

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Policy makers and others from Britain and Ireland will gather in Belfast today to share best practice and learning in delivering the current round of rural development programmes. They are attending the first UK National Rural Network conference.

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This programme is now available to view on localgov.tv the online television channel for public service modernisation. It describes studies which demonstrate the huge impact of flexible working on staff productivity and reducing cost in the public sector.

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