The Charity Commission, the independent regulator of charities in England and Wales, has appointed Beryl Hobson as the new Head of its Large Charities Division.
Work to improve journeys on the M4 near Winterbourne in Berkshire gets underway on Monday 21 January and is expected to be complete on 28 March.
Drivers are being reminded that the link road between the eastbound M40 (Junction 1a) and M25 (Junction 16) will be closed this weekend from 10pm on Friday 18 January until 11am on Sunday 20 January.
The Office of the Schools Adjudicator has published a decision on a request by the Governing Body of St Mary's CE (Aided) Primary School to vary the admission arrangements for September 2008 so that the school can...
With the Met Office forecasting heavy rain over the coming days, especially over western parts of England and Wales, concerns remain over further flooding.
The first phase of the removal of the stern section of the MSC Napoli has now ended. All the accommodation block has been cut away and the scrap has been removed for disposal. The bow section was towed to a yard...
With more and more wildlife in danger I would like to see a ban on the use...
Not enough citizens know that dental technicians exsist let alone what we do...
Currently, between 50% and 60% of the nett price of fuel is Fuel Duty. VAT...
Every year inflation raises the costs of everything people need to survive....
Vehicles are now subject to vehicle excise duty (VED) which is graduated,...
Asked what the Health and Wellbeing Committee would do that wasn't already done by other health committees and wasn't the term "wellbeing" a David Cameron copyright, the PMS said that he would not want to respond...
Put that the wife of Gary Newlove had spoken this morning about the Respect Agenda failing, the PMS replied that the Respect Agenda was being taken forward and the Prime Minister was very keen on taking action to...
Put that some Conservative MEP's had criticised the Prime Minister for going to the Olympic Stadium and had argued for a boycott of the Beijing Olympic Games, the PMS said that he had not seen the statement, so ...
Asked what the Government's position was in relation to Russia generally and was the new British Council website a way round the closing of offices by belligerent governments, the PMS replied that the purpose of...
In advance of his visit to China and India, the Prime Minister had today written an article that would be appearing on the Downing Street website. The PMS went on to say that the article was on the subject of the...
The Prime Minister's Spokesman (PMS) began by telling the assembled press that the Cabinet Office would be announcing the latest list of Cabinet Committees. Two new sub-committees had been created, one on health...
The Prime Minister has announced a boost to English language learning, teaching and training facilities for people throughout the world
Briefing from the Prime Minister's Spokesman on: Cabinet Committees, English language, British council, China/India visit, Respect agenda and Health and Wellbeing Committee
The Government today announced it would back the recommendations of the Organ Donation Taskforce, which could see a 50 per cent increase in organ donation in the UK within five years - resulting in an additional...
Residents who use the internet to contact their local council could help save the equivalent of millions of air miles in carbon emissions, according to new research issued today by Communities and Local Government...
At the site of the wreck the UK tug 'Anglian Earl' is remaining on scene as a guardship. With 46.8 metres of estimated clearance over the wreck it is not seen to be a hazard to navigation but a full survey of the...
youngsters under the age of 17,congregating on street corners and outside...
The Government today announced that Sir Mike Tomlinson will lead the £80 million campaign to raise standards in London schools.
hi, I live in Lebanon and would like to participate in the conference, is it possible? what are the procedures?regards Roy
Thanks for your message Roy. I think it would be best to contact CRRED direct as they are the event organisers. You can email them through their website or phone them on +44 (0)1387 702345 ...
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency have this morning issued guidelines to members of the public who find timber on the coastline resulting from the Ice Prince incident. All timber sighted must be reported to Solent...
The Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced today that seventeen foreign ships were under detention in UK ports during November & December 2007 after failing Port State Control (PSC) inspection.
Asked about the Prime Minister saying he would look again at the rules around bail, and what he had in mind, the PMS replied that the Prime Minister was just saying that what had happened was a tragic situation ...
The Prime Minister's Spokesman (PMS) began by informing Lobby that the Written Ministerial Statement had just been laid giving the Government response to the Review Body on Senior Salaries Report on Parliamentary...
Briefing from the Prime Minister's Spokesman on: Senior salaries review body and misc
Following discussions with the OFT, furniture retailer Land of Leather Ltd has agreed to change its credit advertising in order to make it clearer for consumers to understand. Credit adverts for the Kent based company...
- NEW APPEALS CODE FOR PARENTS COMES INTO FORCE TODAY -
We're sponsoring a youth project from Finland to take part in this year's Rural Youth Network conference and share good practice. The Project "Give me Five" from Viisikko took...
Briefing from the Prime Minister's Spokesman on: Senior salaries review body, Peter Hain and misc
The Scottish Government has a vision for food in Scotland. We want to see everyone healthier, wealthier and smarter with production making communities stronger and consumption respecting the local and global environment...
Budget Bill 2008-09
I represented the UK at the Environment Council in Brussels on 20 December 2007.
Political agreement was reached on draft legislation to include airlines in the EU's carbon emission trading scheme (EU ETS...
The organ donation taskforce has today presented a report making a number of recommendations to increase organ donation rates in the UK. The recommendations largely concentrate on the infrastructure required ...
The 2007 Senior Salaries Review Body (SSRB) Triennial Review of Parliamentary Pay, Pensions and Allowances was published today. The Government have considered the SSRB report and will today table motions that...
17 Jan - Crime and public perceptions - Ipsos MORI Social Research Institute report
17 Jan - Evidence & policy (Volume 3, number 4) - Policy Press
The strength of the country's commonly shared values were reinforced today as new data shows 'respect for the law' and 'tolerance and politeness towards others' topping a poll of the values that people thought most...
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Press release to accompany visit by Stuart Burgess, our chair and the government's Rural Advocate, to Devon, to investigate financial...
Stuart Burgess, our chair and the government's Rural Advocate, is visiting Devon to investigate financial inclusion in rural areas.
During the two-day visit, Stuart is meeting...
Patient and public involvement are key to success