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 <link>http://www.bardcampaign.org/press/375468/ecotown_decision_in_two_weeksor_the_new_year.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[ECO-TOWN DECISION IN TWO WEEKS—OR THE NEW YEAR ]]></title>
 <pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:48 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[A GOVERNMENT announcement on whether the proposed 6,000-home Middle Quinton eco-town at Long Marston should go ahead is expected the week after next. But if it doesn’t come in that week, the likelihood is that it won’t come until the New Year.<br/>]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.bardcampaign.org/press/373944/healey_unveils_second_wave_of_ecotown_sites.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Healey unveils second wave of eco-town sites]]></title>
 <pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:12 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Housing and planning minister John Healey has announced proposals for a second wave of eco-towns.]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.bardcampaign.org/politics/373943/john_healey_unveils_proposals_for_second_wave_of_ecotowns.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[John Healey unveils proposals for second wave of eco-towns]]></title>
 <pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:07 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Housing Minister John Healey has today announced proposals for a second wave of world leading eco-towns and pledged to double the money to a total of £10m to support councils in developing their plans.]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.bardcampaign.org/press/337537/mp_welcomes_recommendation_to_scrap_ecotown_proposal.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[MP welcomes recommendation to scrap eco-town proposal]]></title>
 <pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:52 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[THE Cotswolds’ MP has welcomed the publication of a report recommending the scrapping of a proposal to build a 6,000-home eco-town at Long Marston, near Mickleton.]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.bardcampaign.org/press/pressreleases/331911/west_midlands_eip_rejects_middle_quinton_ecotown_proposal.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[WEST MIDLANDS EIP REJECTS ‘MIDDLE QUINTON’ ECO-TOWN PROPOSAL]]></title>
 <pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 08:52 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[“the location of this proposed Eco-town would render it of very doubtful sustainability.”<br/>“we make no recommendation to endorse the proposal”]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.bardcampaign.org/press/331909/planning_panel_dismisses_ecotown_plans.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Planning panel dismisses eco-town plans]]></title>
 <pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 08:38 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[The proposed location of an eco-town near Stratford upon Avon would make it unsustainable, according to planning inspectors.]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.bardcampaign.org/press/308624/the_ecotowns_saga_how_not_to_win_friends.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[The eco-towns saga: how not to win friends]]></title>
 <pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:48 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Just how did the clever idea of a showcase for building green communities turn into a policy exercise of such embarrassment?<br/>]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.bardcampaign.org/press/308622/govt_report_reveals_public_concerns_about_uk_eco_towns.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Govt report reveals public concerns about UK eco towns]]></title>
 <pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:24 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[The UK's new eco towns, four of which have been formally approved, may not be the best way to provide sustainable new housing, according to a new report.]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.bardcampaign.org/press/pressreleases/308620/the_bard_campaign_responds_to_the_ecotown_shortlist_announcement.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[THE BARD CAMPAIGN RESPONDS TO THE ECO-TOWN SHORTLIST ANNOUNCEMENT]]></title>
 <pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:15 +0000</pubDate>
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 <link>http://www.bardcampaign.org/press/290802/mp_urges_people_not_to_give_up_fighting_ecotown_plan.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[MP urges people not to give up fighting eco-town plan]]></title>
 <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 15:54 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[VALE MP Peter Luff has urged people not to give up the fight against plans for a 6,000-home eco-town near Long Marston as the government announced the first wave of sites to get the go ahead. ]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.bardcampaign.org/politics/287711/john_healey_green_light_given_on_ecotown_sites_plus_tougher_standards_for_future_homes.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[John Healey: Green light given on eco-town sites plus tougher standards for future homes]]></title>
 <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:31 +0000</pubDate>
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 <link>http://www.bardcampaign.org/politics/287708/peter_luff_comments_on_ecotown_announcement.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Peter Luff comments on eco-town announcement]]></title>
 <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:21 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[END OF “MIDDLE QUINTON” NIGHTMARE COMES CLOSER, BUT IT’S NOT OVER YET]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.bardcampaign.org/press/287502/four_sites_to_become_eco_towns.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Four sites to become 'eco towns' ]]></title>
 <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 09:49 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[The locations of four new "eco-towns" have been announced as part of scaled-down government plans.]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.bardcampaign.org/press/285638/ecotowns_to_get_goahead_despite_local_opposition.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Ecotowns to get go-ahead despite local opposition]]></title>
 <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 10:04 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[The projects in Norfolk and Cornwall are part of a green package to tackle the climate change threat]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.bardcampaign.org/press/283756/ecotown_blasted_by_opposition_parties.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Eco-town blasted by opposition parties]]></title>
 <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 11:06 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[THE Government’s eco-town programme, which includes plans for a 6,000-home eco-town near Long Marston, has been labelled ‘a sham’ and ‘a gimmick’ in a blistering attack by both main opposition parties this week. ]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.bardcampaign.org/press/282488/oppositon_to_development_of_500_homes.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Oppositon to development of 500 homes]]></title>
 <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 09:49 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[A WORKING group of 14 parish and town councils have signed a letter opposing plans for a 500-home leisure development on the Long Marston estate. ]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.bardcampaign.org/press/282485/end_in_sight_to_long_marston_ecotown_soap_opera.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[End in sight to Long Marston eco-town soap opera]]></title>
 <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 09:42 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[There may be, finally, a reasoned decision on the future of Long Marston, writes BARD campaigner David Bliss]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.bardcampaign.org/press/276328/an_ill_wind_blows_no_good.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[An ill wind blows no good]]></title>
 <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:04 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Question marks over their viability threaten to make eco-towns undeliverable. Ahead of a government announcement on their future next month, Chris Ames investigates.<br/><br/>]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.bardcampaign.org/press/276294/who_killed_the_ecotown.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Who killed the eco-town?]]></title>
 <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:54 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[How Gordon Brown’s vision for 10 carbon-neutral towns met its demise. Damian Arnold investigates<br/><br/>]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.bardcampaign.org/press/pressreleases/271917/bard_campaign_statement.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[BARD Campaign statement]]></title>
 <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:18 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[BARD Chairman David Bliss comments following the decision not to allow an appeal of the Judicial Review BARD brought to query the consultation on eco-towns.]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.bardcampaign.org/press/271915/ecotown_protesters_give_evidence_to_panel.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Eco-town protesters give evidence to panel]]></title>
 <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:11 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[CAMPAIGNERS against a proposed eco-town this week warned experts it is 'entirely the wrong location' as they met to discuss the future overall planning policy of the region]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.bardcampaign.org/press/271131/advantage_west_midlands_question_ecotowns_effect_on_rest_of_region.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Advantage West Midlands question eco-town’s effect on rest of region]]></title>
 <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:36 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[The creation of a 6,000-home eco town in Warwickshire could divert much-needed investment away from other parts of the region, the regional development agency has warned.]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.bardcampaign.org/press/pressreleases/270376/bard_testing_middle_quinton_in_london_and_west_midlands.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[BARD testing ‘Middle Quinton’ in London and West Midlands]]></title>
 <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:40 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[The BARD Campaign today took part in the ‘Examination in Public’ (“EiP”) of the West Midlands Regional Spatial Strategy (“RSS”) Phase Two Revision. ]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.bardcampaign.org/press/262749/bard_campaign_updates_local_community_on_plans_for_long_marston.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[BARD Campaign updates local community on plans for Long Marston]]></title>
 <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 12:22 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Advert stresses importance of local planning policy]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.bardcampaign.org/press/262744/character_of_stratford_under_threat_from_developers.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Character of Stratford 'under threat' from developers]]></title>
 <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 12:02 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[THE CHARACTER of Stratford and the surrounding countryside is under 'long term threat' from 'reckless' developers.]]></description>
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