A consortium in Essex has expressed interest in joining the second wave of eco-towns, with proposals for a new 8,000 home settlement. Read more
Housing Minister John Healey is backing the country's biggest ever green home programme by pledging to build more than 600 new eco-homes. Read more
The Government has announced the locations of the first four proposed eco-towns. Read more
The Grasslands Trust is the latest public body to join the Eco-town coalition. Read more