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  • Minister calls on racist footballers to face sack

    Race Equalities Minister Andrew Stunell has called on football clubs to sack players found guilty of racist behaviour. Speaking in Liverpool…

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

  • Olympic flag flies high at Eland House

    Olympic Legacy Minister Bob Neill proudly hoisted the Olympic flag today, outside Eland House, the headquarters of the Department of Communities…

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

  • Bear Grylls throws his weight behind National Citizen Service to urge young people to sign up

    Thousands of young people are embarking on the summer of a lifetime as they spend three weeks making a difference to their local community.

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

  • UpRising graduation - celebrating the achievements of emerging young leaders

    Minister for Civil Society Nick Hurd attended the UpRising graduation to celebrate the achievements of emerging young leaders.

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

  • Commission calls for views on childcare

    Parents, early years professionals and others with an interest in childcare are today being urged to come forward with their ideas.

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

  • Commission calls for views on childcare

    Parents, early years professionals and others with an interest in childcare are today being urged to come forward with their ideas to help improve the accessibility and affordability of childcare.

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

  • Minister welcomes Australian team to Tonbridge

    The Australian athletics teams were welcomed to their Olympic base at Tonbridge School today, by Communities Minister Greg Clark. The 500-year…

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

  • Government’s radical vision to transform child maintenance system

    The Government has unveiled detailed plans for the new and radically reshaped child maintenance system in Great Britain.

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

  • Big Society in action – 2,000 miles of canals and waterways handed over to new charity

    More than 2,000 miles of historic canals and rivers across England and Wales are being handed over to the Canal & River Trust.

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

  • Wales Office Minister sees Big Society in action in Llandudno

    Wales Office Minister David Jones will today (12 July) chair the second Wales Office-led Big Society Advisory Forum in Llandudno. The meeting…

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

  • Buckinghamshire signs Armed Forces Community Covenant

    Buckinghamshire County Council has joined 80 other local authorities by signing up to the Armed Forces Community Covenant.

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

  • More than £30 million for communities taking over valued services and assets

    Community groups wanting to bid to run local services or buy their local shop, library or pub will benefit from more than £30 million of new…

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

  • Dean of York

    The Queen approves Vivienne Frances Faull as Dean of York.

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

  • Baroness Newlove joins Bansted pupils for lesson on making safe alcohol choices

    Last week, Baroness Newlove, the Government’s Champion for Active Safer Communities joined the High Sheriff of Surrey to watch a special musical…

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

  • National Citizen Service (NCS) Pilot in Northern Ireland

    Young people in Northern Ireland will be able to take part in National Citizen Service (NCS) in autumn 2012.

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

  • Cayman Islands flag flies at Eland House

    Communities Secretary Eric Pickles raised the flag of the Cayman Islands today outside the Department for Communities and Local Government in…

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

  • Child maintenance payments made by benefit claimants to double

    Minister pledges more help for hard-pressed single parent families and a fairer deal for parents who share care.

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

  • Future of the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council

    Culture Minister Ed Vaizey makes announcement at the launch of the 2008 Treasure Annual Report.

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

  • Queen unveils memorial to Bomber Command airmen

    A major public memorial to commemorate the tragic loss of 55,573 young Bomber Command airmen in the Second World War has been unveiled by the Queen at a ceremony in Green Park, London.

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

  • Westminster City Council signs Armed Forces Community Covenant

    Westminster City Council has become the latest local authority to sign the Armed Forces Community Covenant.

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