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  • Higher Croft Action Group wins Prime Minister’s Big Society Award

    Higher Croft Action Group, a passionate and dedicated group of volunteers who are making a real difference to the lives of young people in Blackburn, is the latest winner of the Prime Minister's Big Society Award.

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

  • Number 10 Press Briefing - Morning From 9 May 2011

    From the Prime Minister's spokesperson on: NHS, Scotland, Strike Laws, Greece and Regional Cabinet.

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

  • Government to fund housing advice service for older people

    Making decisions to move home or change utility provider can be hard work and for some older people it can simply be too much.

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

  • £30 million lifeline for families trapped in abandoned streets

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps today announced a £30 million lifeline to families trapped in abandoned streets due to stalled large scale housing…

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

  • People power in Liverpool beating neighbours from hell

    Housing and Local Government Minister Grant Shapps and Baroness Helen Newlove, on her first visit as an adviser for the Department, have today…

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

  • Employer's guidance for new agency laws

    Government publishes guidance to help employers prepare for the introduction of new rights for agency workers later this year.

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

  • This week at the Foreign Office

    A look at the work of the Foreign Office and its embassies overseas this week.

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

  • This week on the Foreign Office Global Conversations blog

    World Press Freedom Day, Iraq, Osama Bin Laden were amongst the topics discussed by Foreign Office bloggers.

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

  • New Head of UK Delegation to the OSCE Vienna

    Mr Dominic Schroeder has been appointed Head of the United Kingdom’s Delegation to the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe in Vienna.

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

  • HMS Diamond joins the fleet

    The latest of the Royal Navy's new Type 45 air defence destroyers has been formally commissioned into the fleet today.

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

  • The town that honours the fallen

    As the Queen bestowed Royal status on Wootton Bassett, the town's mayor Mary Champion explained why the caring locals turn out to honour fallen heroes.

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

  • MOD holds industry event for future UK military housing arrangements

    …Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has held an industry event attended by around 90 businesses that have expressed an interest in managing, maintaining or supplying the UK's 49,000 military homes through the new National Housing Prime contract.…

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

  • MOD scientists' work on life-saving armour honoured

    The nomination is for a ceramic protection system, which can be attached to vehicles to provide effective protection against hostile gunfire…

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

  • A 40-year RAF career

    From World War Two and the Cold War stand-off to the Falklands, Sir Michael Beetham has been at the centre of events that have shaped the world.

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

  • Chair of Competition Commission announced

    Mr Witcomb will be the Chair during the Government’s consultation on its proposals to merge the CC with the competition functions of the Office…

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

  • Agency Workers Regulations guidance published

    The guidance, which has been produced in partnership with a wide range of businesses, trade unions and recruitment agency representatives, will…

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

  • Red Tape Challenge – Government asks hospitality, food and drink industries: ‘name and shame the regulations that are holding back your businesses’

    Those with a stake in the hospitality, food and drink industries get the chance today to declare war on the rules and red tape

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

  • Red Tape Challenge

    Minister invites hospitality, food and drink industries to ‘declare war’ on rules and red tape.

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

  • DFID Research: Check the fine print on land deals, conference participants urge

    A report from the International Conference on Global Land Grabbing hosted by the Future Agricultures Consortium at the University of Sussex 6-8 April 2011

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

  • Nazi art records published online

    The National Archives (TNA) will publish an international online catalogue of looted art taken by the Nazis for the first time.

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