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south west / local government / news report Friday March 06, 2009 10:34 by SWRDAwatch
Following dropping airport expansion grants from its operations (due to the fact it looks a bit diodgy supporting airport expansion while peaching the low-carbon mantra) the South West Regional Development Agency (SWRDA) is going further into the green with the high-profile lecture at the Festival of Ideas by Gaia-guru James Lovelock. read full story / add a comment
south west / the environment / news report Friday October 17, 2008 13:53 by SWRDAwatch
SWRDA has come in for a lot of flack of late. A new Tory government may see it stripped of power, but in the meantime is SWRDA busy looking to nuclear power? Answers are needed. read full story / add a comment
bristol / local government / news report Wednesday August 27, 2008 21:18 by SWRDAwatch
South West Regional Development Agency has spent over £22 million on local airport projects, but is it money well spent? They are not sure. So do tax payers get the cash back? read full story / add a comment
south west / community / news report Wednesday May 21, 2008 08:44 by SWRDAwatch
In dear'ol Dorset SWRDA (South West Regional Development Agency) are getting into a spot of bother. They want to release some land for housing, but the locals want to keep is green and open space. Guess who will win? read full story / add a comment
south west / the environment / news report Monday May 05, 2008 15:01 by SWRDAwatch
SWRDA fronts a new green award, but the questions around it's own green direction keep biting it back. read full story / add a comment
south west / local government / opinion/analysis Wednesday April 02, 2008 08:54 by SWRDAwatch
What is a 'Barriers to growth'? SWRDA don't say be they want to remove them. Do tell us more... read full story / add a comment
south west / local government / news report Tuesday March 18, 2008 22:16 by SWRDAwatch
SWRDA or the South West Regional Development Agency, is the quango sitting over our region like a SW-wide octopus with the tentacles in (and round) lots and lots of places. It has been under attack in cyberspace for some time now here and by bloggers such as the Bristol Blogger. Well now the other bits of local media have finally caught up and weighed in to examine them - and their £2 million spending on foreign offices. read full story / add a comment
south west / local government / opinion/analysis Tuesday March 11, 2008 19:41 by SWRDAwatch
Radio 4 recentlt did an interesting program questioning the value of the Regional Development Agencies, the RDAs. We at SWRDAwatch, who keep a beady eye on the activities and spending of our local RDA found this an interesting listen... read full story / add a comment
south west / globalisation / news report Saturday February 23, 2008 13:01 by SWRDAwatch
SWRDA, the unelected quango with its fingers in many of the most major decisions in the region, has invited Digby Jones, aka Baron Jones of Birmingham aka Sir Digby, to Bristol to answer the question, "Are South West companies making the most of Globalisation?" read full story / add a comment |
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