Renew's Legacy of Decline Slammed ; Minister Says Demolition Approach Was a Huge 'Mistake'alex Campbell Talks to Housing Minister Grant Shapps About Renew's Collapse and the Funding for Stranded Families

Sentinel, The; Stoke-on-Trent (UK) › November 25, 2011

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SCRAPPING Renew North Staffordshire left families stranded and clearance zones empty, but housing minister Grant Shapps believes it is the previous Government which should apologise.

Renew spent Pounds 98 million buying up homes in the area with the aim of demolishing and replacing all of them.

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Renew's Legacy of Decline Slammed ; Minister Says Demolition Approach Was a Huge 'Mistake'alex Campbell Talks to Housing Minister Grant Shapps About Renew's Collapse and the Funding for Stranded Families

But when the Coalition government cut the funding, streets of houses earmarked for clearance were left standing, with some residents left behind, while o...

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