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  • Councils must protect our precious green belt land

    Ministers have underlined the government’s commitment to protect the green belt from development.

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

  • Away Day in the SOS Childrens' Village in Lekenik

    Embassy staff spent a day together helping with painting and repairs in the Village providing care for children without parental care

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

  • British Ambassador John Kittmer inspires civil society in Greece

    John Kittmer spoke to representatives of local charities and NGOs in Crete.

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

  • £10m LIBOR boost to support emergency services

    LIBOR fines allocated to help support 200,000 emergency services personnel and volunteers.

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

  • Winners announced for the Uniformed Youth Social Action Fund

    14 uniformed youth groups will benefit from round 1 of the £10 million Uniformed Youth Social Action Fund. Round two of funding is now open.

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

  • More support for armed forces unsung heroes

    Hundreds of armed forces families are launching small businesses thanks to a programme aimed at supporting our service personnel.

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

  • £9.4 million to boost low carbon heating

    More homes and businesses could soon be heated by a range of low carbon technologies, such as heat pumps, energy from waste, recovered industrial heat or heat taken from landfill.

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

  • Warmer homes: government doubles number of pensioners receiving energy bill discount

    An extra 200,000 pensioners will get money off their energy bills this winter, as the Warm Home Discount scheme expands for the fourth year.

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

  • DIO delivers better facilities for Suffolk-based forces

    The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has transformed a wartime hangar at RAF Mildenhall, improving working conditions at the base.

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  • Home improvements up, as planning freedoms take effect

    New figures show planning reform and cut red tape have enabled thousands of homeowners to make improvements, and have got Britain building.

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

  • Export bar on spectacular 150 year old British dressoir

    Culture Minister supports effort to save prize-winning Modern Gothic Sideboard from export

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

  • Record number of children adopted

    Records have been broken today with more than 5,000 children placed in loving, stable homes in the last 12 months - an increase of 26%.

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

  • New Right to Build areas at forefront of helping aspiring self-builders

    Eleven areas across the country to benefit from the government-backed opportunity, under plans announced by Brandon Lewis.

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

  • William Shawcross speech: Voluntary Action Leeds AGM

    Charity Commission Chairman William Shawcross speaks on the importance of the relationship between the commission and local charities.

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

  • Ineos awarded license for onshore oil and gas exploration

    DECC has given the go ahead to major chemicals giant Ineos to take a majority share in an onshore oil and gas licence block in Scotland by taking over BG’s interest (51%).

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

  • Academies funding: training videos and webinars launched

    An online resource aimed at academies and free schools to help them understand the impact of the funding changes for 2015 to 2016

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

  • Young adults thanked by minister for helping to mould SEND policy

    Reception held in Lancaster House, London, to show gratitude for young people’s assistance.

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

  • Newton Fund in Vietnam – First calls for applications

    The UK and Vietnam are now working together to further strengthen the research capacity of Vietnam and to support their excellent bilateral research ties through the Newton Fund.

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

  • Monitor approves foundation trust takeover to help patients

    Better care and improved health services for 900,000 people should be the outcome of the first acquisition of an NHS foundation trust by another, says Monitor.

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  • Government to remove barriers to onshore oil and gas and deep geothermal exploration

    By removing barriers to deep underground drilling access we are speeding up oil and gas and deep geothermal energy exploration.

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