News East of England 2006 to 2007

News 2007

 * Government could face legal challenge over East of England Plan, December 18 topic


 * 1m boost for public transport in Bedfordshire growth area, October 4 topic


 * New runway plan for Luton scrapped, July 6 / Topic link


 * Suffolk - Creating the Greenest County launched at the Suffolk Show, May 30


 * May 30 - Opening day of Public Inquiry into proposed expansion of Stansted, Stop Stansted Expansion / Aviation


 * New report on the latest version of the East of England Plan casts serious doubts on the environmental impact of Government proposals for major expansion in the region, say CPRE, February 1

Comment 2007

 * Sheringham decision - to turn down a supermarket application - "wonderful news", CPRE, November 22 topic

News 2006

 * Countryside endangered by East of England Plan development boost, CPRE, December 19 / Spatial planning
 * Norwich "officially the greenest community in Britain." The Guardian, December 7, Patrick Barkham
 * Respect environmental limits say East of England plan petitioners. CPRE, November 22
 * Plan to ‘rip heart out’ of Broads with dual carriageway dropped in favour of road safety measures. Transport 2000, July 5
 * East Suffolk local food network flourishing since planned superstore turned down. CPRE, June 26. The town that said no to Tesco, The Guardian / Local needs met locally
 * Transport 2000 hails challenge to roads-first transport policy, June 26
 * CPRE sees East of England Panel Report as "another nail in the coffin for the government's 'Sustainable Communities Plan'", June 22
 * CPRE and the National Trust join forces to demand that the East of England Plan is 'greened', May 3
 * Water problems might scupper East of England Housing Plans, Friends of the Earth, February 16 / Drought in England and Wales
 * East of England leads way on Recycling, January 23
 * Protecting woods and forests for future generations, January 13