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  • New funding for local flood rescue teams

    The money will be used to buy vital rescue equipment such as boats and emergency response training for their teams.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Big Tree Plant hits 100,000 milestone

    The Big Tree Plant aims to plant one million trees in urban and residential areas over the next four years.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Damian Green reacts to 'disturbing' trafficking case

    The government is taking positive steps to ensure it remains a world leader in the fight against human trafficking.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Paterson attends Royal Irish Regiment homecoming events in Market Drayton and Shrewsbury

    Secretary of State Owen Paterson joined thousands of well-wishers to welcome RIR soldiers back to their Shropshire base following their tour in Afghanistan.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Offenders clean park ahead of royal visit

    Offenders are helping spruce up a Lancashire country park ahead of a visit there by Prince William and Kate Middleton.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Lord Hill congratulates winners of the Outstanding School Governance Awards

    Lord Hill congratulates the winners of the National Governors' Association's annual Outstanding School Governance Awards.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Regional Growth Fund invests £450 million for jobs and growth

    Over 100,000 new jobs will be created and safeguarded under government plans to invest £450 million in businesses across England.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Street League students take on Prime Minister's Questions

    Street League academy students headed for Number 10 to face a grilling from the PM and Downing Street staff.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Nomination: Diocese of Salisbury

    The Queen has approved the nomination of the Reverend Nicholas Roderick Holtam for election as Bishop of Salisbury.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Fire Futures: Government publishes its response to the independent review of the fire and rescue service in England

    Fire Minister Bob Neill today set out how local decision making and restoring a focus on local communities will be at the heart of Fire and …

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New investment boost for Manchester industry

    The site of the Former Royal Eye Hospital is set to become a new centre of excellence in Manchester’s biomedical cluster.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Bin charging: letter to local council chief executives

    Bob Neill and Lord Henley have written to all local authority chief executives on the subject of charging for rubbish bin collections.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Secretary discusses Libya and Middle East issues with Italian Foreign Minister

    Foreign Secretary William Hague discussed the situation in the Middle East and Libya during his meeting with Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini on 11 April.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • 3 Commando Brigade take command of Task Force Helmand

    On Saturday 9 April, 3 Commando Brigade Royal Marines took command of Task Force Helmand in Afghanistan, officially marking the start of Operation HERRICK 14.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Rifles receive freedom of the city of Gloucester

    Hundreds of people, young and old, cheering and waving flags, turned out to support soldiers from The Rifles as they marched through Gloucester after being granted the freedom of the city last week.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • 50-IED cache found by UK and Afghan troops in Helmand

    Afghan soldiers working alongside British forces have dealt a heavy blow to the insurgency in central Helmand by discovering a deadly stash of bomb-making equipment and weaponry, including 50 improvised explosive devices (IE…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • British-Australian co-operation helps deliver extra armour to Afghanistan

    British soldiers battling the Taliban in Afghanistan will get better protection from attacks by insurgents thanks in part to the teamwork shown by the RAF and the Australian Defence Force.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Time for a change as soldier turns watchmaker

    A soldier whose time in the Army is running out has used the Service's resettlement package to uniquely retrain as a watchmaker and has invented what he believes to be a world's first in timekeeping circles.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Secretary on arrest of Former President Gbagbo

    Foreign Secretary William Hague said any judicial process that follows should be fair and properly organised.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Low carbon future mapped out for HGVs

    The roadmap is the first to be published in Europe with this level of detail and outlines the drivers and timescales of technology development…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government