Eric Pickles has told local councils that they should clamp down quickly on illegal encampments and unauthorised traveller sites, as he announced a new set of guidelines that gives "more power and a stronger…

From 30th August, "the priority of your postal applications and correspondence may be affected if you mark them as 'Private and Confidential'

A resi developer in north London has been given two years to rebuild a pub it demolished to make way for a new apartment scheme.