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Eco towns to receive £60m funding boost

Tom Young

10 February 2010 • 2 min read

But homes in eco towns will be less green than normal homes after 2016, say Tories

Four "eco-towns" due to be built in England are to receive a funding boost of £60m over the next two years, the government announced yesterday. The towns, which come from an original shortlist of 12...

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