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Read our essential advice for festival goers this year - how to stay safe so you can have a good time.
Read our essential advice for festival goers - how to stay safe so you can have a good time.
The Prime Minister David Cameron has said today that people planning a Royal Wedding street party should be able to organise their celebrations…
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Music festival organisers were today asked to review their measures for tackling illicit drug use at their events.
Community Organisers have mobilised more than 400 communities to change their neighbourhoods for the better.
With one week to go until the Royal Wedding, Local Government Minister Grant Shapps has today reassured communities across the country that …
Francis Maude explains how the government is helping community organisers to use social action to change their communities for the better.
Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has succeeded in his quest to ban the reams of forms, high costs and red tape getting in the way of communities…
Letter from minister highlights concerns about 'legal highs' (new psychoactive substances), illegal drugs and gases (such as nitrous oxide).
Communities Secretary Eric Pickles wants to stem the flow of relentless form filling, high costs and red tape for organising summer street parties…
Eric Pickles today announced extra funding to ensure that communities are not left out of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations this summer. With…
If you are going to a music festival abroad, get the inside track on how to enjoy without getting into any hassle
Eric Pickles has called on local bands to take part in ‘Bandstand Marathon - Communities in Tune’, a nationwide music day which aims to encourage…
170 free concerts across England from 11 to 13 July bringing people together to listen and participate with local musicians.
The International Festival of Business is to take place from 9 June to 22 July 2014 in Liverpool City Region, United Kingdom.
Charge d’Affaires, addressing British tourists in Croatia for music festivals: Enjoy the music, but don’t leave common sense at home!
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