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  • Councils cut congestion through driving innovation

    A project to reduce congestion reached a milestone this week as the number of road works logged on the roadworks.org site passed 2 million.

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

  • New recognition for WWII veterans within weeks

    Veterans of the Arctic Convoys and Bomber Command will begin receiving new awards in recognition of their heroic service within weeks.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister attends inauguration of President of Republic of Korea

    Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire concluded his three-day visit to Korea today with a meeting with President Park Geun-Hye.

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

  • Better buses for Sheffield

    Sheffield is adopting a funding initiative which enables local authorities to tackle issues with bus infrastructure and traffic management.

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

  • Right to Buy sales double

    New figures today reveal a surge in the numbers of aspiring homeowners taking up the Right to Buy their council home.

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

  • Cutting of red tape to benefit research and development of new drugs

    Changes to the Patents Act will help the UK's world class life sciences industry remain at the forefront of innovation.

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

  • New international initiative to tackle travelling child sex offenders from the UK

    British initiative to keep children safe is being launched in Vietnam.

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

  • Better Bus Areas

    Launch of the bidding process for designation of Better Bus Areas and how Sheffield is to be a trail-blazer of the project.

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

  • Better public building

    Speech given by Peter Hansford, on behalf of Francis Maude, about what government is doing to improve construction in the public sector.

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

  • Hoban – committed to further improvements to the Work Capability Assessment

    Senior occupational physician Dr Paul Litchfield appointed to carry out the fourth independent review of the Work Capability Assessment.

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

  • Cold weather alert: lowered to level 1

    Following a Level 2 alert issued on 18 February 2013, temperatures have now risen across England and the Cold Weather Plan alert indicator has reverted to Level 1.

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

  • UK government launches first ever pop-up consulate in Louisville

    The UK's first-ever pop-up consulate is a temporary office to highlight what makes Britain a great place to visit & do business

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

  • Mexxy, Black Mamba and other 'legal highs' become Class B drugs

    A number of so-called 'legal highs' including Black Mamba and Mexxy became illegal Class B drugs today.

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

  • Budget 2013 tops discussion list at Business Advisory Group meeting

    David Jones gathers members' views on the policy proposals they would like to see included in the Budget.

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

  • UK Green Investment Bank - Investing in a green future

    British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg together with Shaun Kingsbury, CEO of the UK Green Investment Bank, introduced a round table event.

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

  • The Hero of Telemark

    UK and Norway commemorates 70th anniversary of Operation Gunnerside.

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

  • Edward Timpson speaks at the Young Carers' conference

    Edward Timpson speaks about the importance of support for young carers.

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

  • LIBOR tendering process launched

    Organisations expressing an interest will be issued with a pre-tender questionnaire.

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

  • Press briefing - afternoon 26 February 2013

    The Prime Minister's Spokesperson (PMS) answered questions on enterprise zones, the economy, pensioner benefits and Sir David Nicholson.

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

  • Senior judicial appointments

    Appointment of The Rt Hon Lord Justice Toulson, The Rt Hon Lord Justice Hughes and Lord Hodge as Justices of the Supreme Court of the UK.

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