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  • UK Envoy for post-Holocaust issues launches “The Holocaust Explained” website

    Sir Andrew Burns launched the ground-breaking multimedia website, which has been developed specifically for young people with no prior knowledge of the Holocaust.

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

  • Making neighbourhood planning work

    Draft text of the speech - may differ from the delivered version. Planning is more than a job: it is a vocation. It helps people articulate…

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

  • Bursary recipients offer behind-the-scenes glimpse of arts industry

    New blog will track progress of young people taking part in DCMS Jerwood Creative Bursaries Scheme

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

  • Twin Monastery of Wearmouth-Jarrow is UK’s next bid for World Heritage status

    Twin Monastery of Wearmouth-Jarrow is UK’s next bid for World Heritage status

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

  • FoodCycle wins Prime Minister’s Big Society Award

    FoodCycle - a project that brings together young volunteers, surplus food and free kitchen space to create nutritious meals for people affected by food poverty in the UK is the latest winner of the Prime Minister's Big S…

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

  • Church groups can bond communities, regardless of faith

    Communities Minister Andrew Stunell said this week that church leaders are in a unique position to connect people from different faith groups…

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

  • Baroness Warsi’s Sternberg Lecture Speech

    Speech given by Baroness Warsi at the Sternberg Lecture on 20 January 2011.

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

  • DCMS confirms board members

    Peter Bazalgette and Dr Tracy Long appointed as non-executive directors to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport board by Jeremy Hunt.

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

  • Early action can make all our children ‘schoolready’

    Nick Clegg welcomed the launch of a new report highlighting the difference early interventions can make in a child's later life.

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

  • Deputy Prime Minister's speech on early interventions

    Speech by Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg in London on 19 January 2011 welcoming the Graham Allen report on early interventions.

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

  • Time for London’s Royal Parks to be more directly accountable to the public, says Tourism and Heritage Minister John Penrose

    The Government is committed to transferring responsibility for London’s Royal Parks, currently managed by the DCMS, to London’s Mayor.

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

  • Museums given last chance to purchase portrait said to be by Rubens

    Culture Minister Ed Vaizey has placed a temporary export bar on Portrait of a Young Woman, said to be by Rubens.

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

  • London 2012 ticket sale dates announced

    Sports fans will be able to apply for Olympics tickets from mid-March.

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

  • Parenting leave: flexible system announced

    Theresa May announced new arrangements to give parents greater freedom regarding parental leave.

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

  • Biddick Hall Community Focus Group wins Big Society Award

    The Biddick Hall Community Focus Group has won the Prime Minister's Big Society Award.

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

  • Big Lottery Fund seeks senior appointees

    The Big Lottery Fund (BIG), which distributes millions from the National Lottery to good causes, is recruiting for UK Chair and England Committee Chair.

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

  • Biddick Hall Community Focus Group wins Big Society Award

    The Biddick Hall Community Focus Group - a project that has transformed the community through local action on health, crime, employment and activities for young people is the latest winner of the Prime Minister's Big Soc…

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

  • Survey shows satisfaction among communities

    New survey shows that people feel a positive connection to their local area.

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

  • Child maintenance reforms will put children first

    Reform of child maintenance published for consultation.

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

  • Hertfordshire flag flies at Department for Communities and Local Government

    The flag representing the historic county of Hertfordshire has been hoisted above the department's offices.

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