Healey Hails Start Of New Era Of Council House Building

Housing Minister John Healey has hailed the start of the biggest council house building programme in nearly two decades as work begins on the first of more than 2,000 new homes to help tackle waiting list pressures. Many sites across the country will begin building as the £141 million council housing drive, which is set to create over five thousand construction jobs, gets underway. Read the full story on the CLG website.