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News 2007

 * London’s gardens are vanishing, The Wildlife Trusts, May 30 / Urban focus


 * Social flowering in Chelsea - transforming urban green spaces, Natural England, May 18 / Biodiversity UK news

Comment 2007

 * UK urban policy "too timid", Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution / Saving our cities, CPRE News release, March 6
 * Urban land wasted says CPRE research, February 27 / Spatial planning news UK and comment

News 2006

 * Work starts on Manchester’s first urban water park, March 23 / Manchester
 * "Birmingham and Manchester need mayors with tax and spend powers", says thinktank, ippr press release, February 22
 * 'Cities need families' but lack of suitable homes may hinder plans to revive urban areas, January 18
 * City centres should stay ‘young, free and single’, January 11

News 2005

 * Living Streets welcomes plans for a London Beach next summer, November 2