Plans to build more affordable homes in doubt; North's crisis could have been solved.Byline: Sam Wood For other persons of the same name, see Samuel Wood.Samuel Grosvenor (Sam) Wood (July 10, 1883 – September 22, 1949) was a prolific Hollywood director, he also did some production, writing, and to a lesser extent, acting work. PLANS to build thousands of new homes aimed at solving the region's housing shortage have been thrown into doubt by a Government report. Under the North East Regional Spatial Strategy 45,000 homes are due to be built by 2016 - but those figures should be slashed because of the economic downturn, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the Environment Select Committee. Alex Watson, chairman of the North East Regional Assembly, said: "It's totally ridiculous. "There is a desperate need for new housing in the North East. "If we don't get these new homes the workforce of the region is just going to leave. We need more homes." Full story P5 |
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