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  • Grant Shapps encourages communities to high jump red tape and celebrate London 2012 with their own street games

    Grant Shapps has fired the starting pistol in the race to get Britain warmed up for London 2012 and plan street games.

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

  • £1.5 million fund to help the Gurkha community settle in the UK

    Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, and Communities and Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles today (15 November 2011) announced £1.5m of additional…

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

  • Armed Forces prominent at Lord Mayor of London's Show

    Over 2,000 regulars, reserves and cadets from Her Majesty's Armed Forces took part in the Lord Mayor's Show in the City of London on Saturday 12 November 2011.

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

  • Lord-Lieutenant of Bedfordshire appointment

    Helen Nellis appointed as Her Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant for the County of Bedfordshire.

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

  • Knighthood conferred

    Justice Hildyard of the High Court given Knighthood.

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

  • Knighthood conferred

    Justice Singh of the High Court given Knighthood.

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

  • Knighthood conferred

    Justice Popplewell of the High Court given Knighthood

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

  • Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) conferred

    Justice Macnaughton Lang conferred Dame Commander.

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

  • Launch of Near Neighbours programme

    Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government Eric Pickles has spoken of the vital role that faith groups play in local communities…

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

  • Near neighbours launch event

    Draft text of the speech - may differ from the delivered version. Faith and social action: a long tradition Standing here, you can almost…

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

  • Social Action Week: Baroness Newlove joins the breakfast shift at homeless day centre

    The Government’s champion for Active Safer Communities, Baroness Newlove has joined staff cooking breakfast at London’s largest voluntary sector…

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

  • Lance Haggith wins Big Society Award

    Bedford entrepreneur wins the Prime Minister's Big Society Award.

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

  • Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme

    Speech by Lord Astor of Hever DL, Under Secretary of State.

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

  • Ten additional NCS 2012 delivery partners announced

    The Cabinet Office announced ten additional delivery partners have been selected to run National Citizen Service (NCS).

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

  • Andrew Stunell sends his best wishes for Eid-ul-Adha

    As Muslims across the country prepare to celebrate Eid-ul-Adha on Sunday 6 November 2011 Communities Minister Andrew Stunell sends his best …

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

  • A message for Eid al-Adha

    The Prime Minister sends his best wishes to British Muslim communities for Eid al-Adha.

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

  • Parish power can save struggling village shops and pubs

    Local Government Minister Grant Shapps today issued a new rallying cry to parish councils, to safeguard struggling village shops and pubs for…

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

  • Armed Forces Covenant recognised in law for first time

    The new Armed Forces Act 2011 creates the requirement for an annual Armed Forces Covenant report to Parliament each year. This will set out…

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

  • Letter from Tim Loughton to the Daily Mail

    Children’s Minister Tim Loughton has written to the Daily Mail responding to two articles this week stating that rules are in place about inter-racial adoption.

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

  • Local Coventry community benefits from inspirational 'boot camp' project

    Baroness Newlove visits a memorial garden in Coventry designed by young people.

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