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Eric Pickles

Type: Person

Name: Eric Pickles

Title: Member of Parliament for Brentwood and Ongar

Organization: UK Government

Date of Birth: 1952-04-20

Place of Birth: Keighley (United Kingdom)

Nationality: United Kingdom

Fact Sheet: Biography for Eric Pickles

First reported 2 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 1 reports

David Cameron

Angry Portas demands high street summit with Cameron

Mary Portas has demanded a meeting with David Cameron over the future of Britain’s high streets, claiming the Government is merely paying "lip service" to the idea of saving them. The retail expert told The Daily Telegraph that she was left "utterly deflated" ... [Published Telegraph - 2 hours ago]

Entities: Mary Portas, David Cameron, Tesco PLC

First reported Jun 17 2013 - Updated 9 hours ago - 2 reports

Eric Pickles

Farmers urged to consider options from planning laws

Farmers are being urged to think about how changes to planning laws could provide a long-term boost to their income.Communities Secretary Eric Pickles announced planning laws last month which made it easier for farmers to convert agricultural buildings ... [Published Farmers Guardian - 9 hours ago]

Entities: Eric Pickles

First reported 10 hours ago - Updated 10 hours ago - 1 reports

Department for Communities and Local Government

Dunmow residents win court victory in battle to block Ongar Road homes

THREE of the country?s top judges today (Tuesday, June 18) paved the way for a major legal challenge to plans for 100 new homes on the edge of Dunmow.The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government Eric Pickles had challenged a High Court ... [Published Herts & Essex Observer - 10 hours ago]

Entities: Department for Communities and Local Government, Eric Pickles, Lloyd Jackson, Taylor Wimpey Plc, Later Stage

First reported 11 hours ago - Updated 11 hours ago - 1 reports

Councils warned on bailiff payments

Communities Secretary Eric Pickles said it is 'unacceptable' for councils to employ burly bailiffs with heavy-handed tacticsCouncils are to be warned that they should not be accepting kickbacks from bailiffs as part of a wider crackdown unveiled by the ... [Published Jersey Evening Post - 11 hours ago]

Entities: Bailiff, Eric Pickles, AdvICE™

First reported 14 hours ago - Updated 14 hours ago - 1 reports

Council refused rail depot review

A council has been refused permission to take legal action against the government for not reassessing plans to build a rail depot on greenbelt land.St Albans council had applied for a judicial review of the communities secretary's decision to approve ... [Published BBC - 14 hours ago]

Entities: Eric Pickles, High Court Judge, Slough, Court Order

First reported 16 hours ago - Updated 15 hours ago - 1 reports

Guidance to stop councils getting "contractual kickbacks" from bailiffs: Pickles

New guidance will “stop the dodgy practices where town halls collect contractual kickbacks from bailiffs that will do almost anything to make money”, the Communities Secretary has claimed.The Department for Communities and Local Government said the guidance ... [Published Local Government Lawyer - 16 hours ago]

Entities: Bailiff, Eric Pickles, Department for Communities and Local Government, AdvICE™, Debtor

First reported 16 hours ago - Updated 16 hours ago - 1 reports

Tesco PLC

Pickles says Margate Tesco will "claw back" spending

Eric Pickles believes that a proposed 82,000 sq ft Tesco superstore would "claw back convenience expenditure to Margate", Insider can reveal. The secretary of state for communities and local government has given the scheme, which was opposed by retail ... [Published Insider Media Limited - 16 hours ago]

Entities: Eric Pickles, Tesco PLC, Mary Portas

First reported 16 hours ago - Updated 16 hours ago - 1 reports

Free school campaign gets MP's backing

An MP has given his backing to plans for a new free school in a town where secondary pupils face an hour and a half of commuting every day.The School for Ongar campaign was launched last year by people living in and near the town, including the former ... [Published East London & West Essex Guardian Series - 16 hours ago]

Entities: Jeff Banks, Eric Pickles, Zinc

First reported 17 hours ago - Updated 16 hours ago - 1 reports

Over 500 homes targeted to raise recycling rates

Officers for South Holland District Council have been visiting areas where there are high levels of “contamination” – where non-recycleable items are put out for collection in green bags.Environmental wardens have already knocked on more than 500 doors ... [Published Spalding Guardian - 17 hours ago]

Entities: Recycling, Eric Pickles, Contamination, Waste Management, Education

First reported Jun 17 2013 - Updated 20 hours ago - 2 reports

Norfolk County Council agree to alternatives, but no debate on whether to pull the plug on incinerator plans

Norfolk County Council has agreed to look at alternatives to incineration, but stopped short of debating whether to pull the plug on the plant.Two proposals calling for Norfolk County Council to pull out of the contract with Cory Wheelabrator for an incinerator ... [Published EDP 24 - Jun 17 2013]

Entities: Independent Review, Eric Pickles, Wheelabrator Group

First reported Jun 17 2013 - Updated 21 hours ago - 2 reports

Law change on filming meetings

PEOPLE who attend council meetings are allowed to film proceedings, cabinet minister Eric Pickles has made clear. He has published guidelines on how people can attend and report meetings. The guidance states that councils should allow the public to film ... [Published Bristol Post - 21 hours ago]

Entities: Wirral, Eric Pickles, Bristol, Data Protection

First reported Jun 17 2013 - Updated Jun 17 2013 - 3 reports

Pickles announces clampdown on councils using ‘heavy-handed’ bailiffs

Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has set out plans to tackle the use of heavy-handed bailiffs by councils to protect people from unfair treatment.New guidelines for councils set out that they should no longer be collecting ‘contractual kickbacks’ from ... [Published Government Opportunities - Jun 17 2013]

Entities: Bailiff, Eric Pickles, AdvICE™, guidelines

Quotes

Communities Secretary Eric Pickles said: "it is unacceptable for councils to employ burly bailiffs with heavy-handed tactics like kicking down doors, making phantom visits or charging excessive fees - it is unfair and damages a council's standing in the community. today our new guidance is crystal clear: it is time to stop the dodgy practices where town halls collect contractual kickbacks from bailiffs that will do almost anything to make money."

British Bailiffs are turning ugly [Published AOL UK - 13 hours ago]

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Angry Portas demands high street summit with Ca... [Published Telegraph - 2 hours ago]
Farmers urged to consider options from planning... [Published Farmers Guardian - 9 hours ago]
Dunmow residents win court victory in battle to... [Published Herts & Essex Observer - 10 hours ago]
Councils warned on bailiff payments [Published Jersey Evening Post - 11 hours ago]
Parking blow to high street shops [Published Talking Retail - 11 hours ago]
Blogger plans to take libel battle with council... [Published Local Government Lawyer - 12 hours ago]
British Bailiffs are turning ugly [Published AOL UK - 13 hours ago]
Council refused rail depot review [Published BBC - 14 hours ago]
Pickles says Margate Tesco will "claw back" spe... [Published Insider Media Limited - 16 hours ago]
Council must withold report on IT ‘debacle’ [Published West Sussex Today - 16 hours ago]
Guidance to stop councils getting "contractual ... [Published Local Government Lawyer - 16 hours ago]
Free school campaign gets MP's backing [Published East London & West Essex Guardian Series - 16 hours ago]
Clampdown on councils using heavy-handed bailiffs [Published Noodls - 17 hours ago]
Over 500 homes targeted to raise recycling rates [Published Spalding Guardian - 17 hours ago]
'Refugees' feted to tune of Tagore [Published Calcutta Telegraph - 20 hours ago]
Law change on filming meetings [Published Bristol Post - 21 hours ago]
UK local government’s lavish spending revealed [Published Cayman News Service - Jun 18 2013]
Cameron's policy to allow people to build conse... [Published Telegraph - Jun 17 2013]
Planning Rule Changes Could Offer Long-Term Boo... [Published Stackyard - Jun 17 2013]
London funds to fight manager fees with collect... [Published My Investor Circle - Jun 17 2013]
Vote to ditch incinerator on hold [Published BBC - Jun 17 2013]
Live broadcast of Isle of Wight council meeting... [Published On The Wight - Jun 17 2013]
What David Cameron’s decision to keep Sir Georg... [Published The Coffee House \| Politics and News Discussion ... - Jun 17 2013]
Peterborough: Solar Farm Protest [Published Heart Radio - Jun 17 2013]
370-home Yarm development could be considered b... [Published Darlington & Stockton Times - Jun 17 2013]
Pickles announces clampdown on councils using ‘... [Published Government Opportunities - Jun 17 2013]
Norfolk County Council agree to alternatives, b... [Published EDP 24 - Jun 17 2013]
Clampdown on councils using heavy-handed bailiffs [Published Govtoday - Jun 17 2013]
£262m to pay-off council staff - and buy their ... [Published AOL UK - Jun 17 2013]
Pickles targets "dodgy" council relationships w... [Published Local Government Executive - Jun 17 2013]

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What David Cameron’s decision to keep Sir Georg... [Published The Coffee House \| Politics and News Discussion ... - Jun 17 2013] Tory MPs have long assumed that Sir George Young would be shuffled out of the job of chief whip at the next reshuffle. The 71 year old had, after all, been retired from the Cabinet with honours last September only to be recalled and made chief whip following ...
Eric Pickles to councils – let the people film ... [Published Media: Greenslade \| guardian.co.uk - Jun 14 2013] The local government secretary has underlined the right of journalists and citizens to film council meetings Local government secretary Eric Pickles has underlined the right of journalists and citizens to film council meetings. He has issued a guide ...
Theresa May’s Reform speech: full text [Published The Coffee House \| Politics and News Discussion ... - Jun 13 2013] This is the full text of a speech delivered this week by Home Secretary Theresa May to the Reform think tank. We’re delivering more with less – so let’s have the courage of our convictions Thank you. A year or two ago I appeared on ‘Question Time’, ...
Not Just Dave Who Gets to Go Away [Published Guy Fawkes' blog - Jun 10 2013] Holiday watch in yesterday’s Sun column. First up is hard man David Davis who ditched the chance to don his t-shirt and shorts on an Ibiza beach à la Dave, instead racing around in high-powered cars and shooting machine guns. The former TA man was visiting ...
Press release: Maria Miller sets out how govern... [Published Inside government - Ministry of Defence - Jun 10 2013] A service for Commonwealth leaders at Glasgow Cathedral, a candle-lit vigil in Westminster Abbey and an event at the St Symphorien Military Cemetery in Belgium will start the programme to mark the centenary of the First World War next year, Culture Secretary ...

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VIDEO: Pickles warns over EU 'influx' [Published BBC News Video - Politics - Jan 13 2013]

Press Releases

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Demolition Proposals for Earls Court Exhibition... [Published CisionWire - English - Jan 14 2013]