The role of Assistant Commissioner Specialist Crime provides strategic and effective leadership and vision on homicide, serious and organised crime, including gun crime and economic crime, child abuse and covert...
The role of Assistant Commissioner Specialist Crime provides strategic and effective leadership and vision on homicide, serious and organised crime, including gun crime and economic crime, child abuse and covert...
Issued by the News Distribution Service on behalf of the Senior Salaries Review Body A consultation on the allowances system in the House of Lords is being launched today by the Senior Salaries Review Body (...
The Financial Reporting Advisory Board (FRAB) today published its 12th annual report, which highlights that satisfactory progress has been made to date by government departments in implementing the Treasury...
A Co Armagh newsagent who evaded almost £90k revenue by selling smuggled cigarettes, tobacco and cigars from his local shop, was ordered to pay over £69,000 at a confiscation hearing today...
The Highways Agency will begin improvement work on a 1.2mile (2km) stretch of the A57 through Mottram on Wednesday 1 July.
Issued by the News Distribution Service on behalf of the Senior Salaries Review Board A consultation on the allowances system in the House of Lords is being launched today by the Senior Salaries Review Body...
The roads that will form the Olympic Route Network (ORN) have been designated by the Department for Transport today following a 14 week public consultation.
096/09 Joint DCMS/BIS press release The Draft Legislative Programme, published yesterday, set out plans for a Digital Economy Bill. The Government is today publishing an update on the implementation of those...
£3.5 billion on energy efficiency and 'whole house' green makeovers for british homes
206-09 At twelve minutes to twelve this morning, Falmouth Coastguard received a 999 call alerting them to a man at the base of the cliff near the Atlantic Hotel, Newquay.
Four companies providing estate agency, sales, lettings and mortgage advice have been wound up in the High Court following an investigation by the Companies Investigation Branch (CIB) of the Insolvency Service...
The rollout of identity cards will be accelerated under new proposals set out today by Home Secretary Alan Johnson, highlighting the benefits of identity cards to those who need them most.
UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) have launched a third programme to help the North West’s R&D businesses target international markets, allowing them to develop global relationships and in turn secure future...
SE183-09 A major maintenance scheme starts on the M3 in Hampshire between junctions 5 and 6 on Wednesday 8 July 2009. This work will provide drivers on the southbound carriageway with a new road surface along...
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SE180-09 Weekly roundup of road works in Surrey, Hampshire, South Oxfordshire and South Berkshire
All of the following work is dependant on suitable weather conditions.
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Weekly summary of roadworks in Kent and Sussex
All of the following work is dependant on suitable weather conditions.
Gill Payne, our Chief Executive, and Lord Smith, Chairman of the Environment Agency, are leading a visit today to farming communities in Gloucestershire affected by the summer floods...
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Press release to accompany the 'Releasing the Potential of Rural Economies: Inspiration and Leadership' summit, 30 June 2009.
Thank you for this report. Living in a rural area and achieving broadband 'speeds' of 0.5mbps really excludes us from many of the advantages of the internet. It is deeply frustrating to be told 'your line...
Business leaders, local authorities, community organisations and economic development agencies from around the country are meeting today to discuss how inspiration and leadership can help release the...
Thanks for your comment. Our challenge now is to work with Government to take forward the recommendations in the report, so that rural areas aren't left out as Next Generation Access becomes the norm
' focussing on the areas of health, social inclusion and services for migrant workers.' If the successful applicant focused on getting decent internet out to rural areas all these problems could be halved...
Good luck, I hope you manage to convince them all that rural areas are worth their consideration, we need a voice, and it looks like you are fitting the bill nicely. Power to the people, tell it like it...
Thanks for your comment Chris. Rural areas make a huge contribution to our national economy, hosting around 30% of England’s businesses. In 2005 these earned at least £325 billion, but with ...
Thanks for your comment Chris
Jim Easton has been appointed NHS National Director for Improvement and Efficiency, the Department of Health announced today.
Plans to scrap some centrally driven targets and proposals for giving doctors and nurses control of their budgets were announced by Health Minister Lord Darzi today.
Jim Easton has been appointed NHS National Director for Improvement and Efficiency, the Department of Health announced today.
The Health and Safety Executive has warned of the danger of not maintaining plant equipment after the death of a telescopic forklift truck driver, who was crushed between the descending arm and side of his vehicle...
More than 250 farmers and agricultural workers attend farm safety day near watford
The Department of Health, the General Medical Council and the General Optical Council today welcome the appointment of Walter Merricks, CBE as the first Chair of the new Office of the Health Professions Adjudicator...
A Wigan steel tubing company has seen a 26 fold increase in its overseas sales in just one year thanks to a website makeover on the advice of UK Trade and Investment (UKTI).
Flexible individual support, high aspirations and a commitment from social care staff at Dorset County Council are successfully helping young people leaving care make the transition into adulthood and independence...
A single, easily identifiable, body for regulating the civil nuclear energy sector was proposed by the Government today.
At 3.00 pm this afternoon, Dover Coastguard received a call from Lydd air traffic control reporting a light aircraft with engine failure approx. 6 miles south east of Dungeness.
The Regional Minister for the South East, Jonathan Shaw has praised Dover for its far-reaching development plans.
Business Minister Pat McFadden will meet business leaders and the public in Oxfordshire today to discuss the Government’s national plan and vision for a fairer, more prosperous society.
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Humber Coastguard are warning mariners to be more prepared for, and more aware of, the weather condition, three of four incidents were directly attributed to dense fog in the area on Sunday evening.
The Treasury contributed the equivalent of 69 pence per person in the country to enable The Queen to carry out the duties of Head of State, Buckingham Palace announced today at the publication of its annual report...
Scottish fish and shellfish farmers will come together in Scalloway, Shetland next week, to attend a special aquaculture and maritime safety awareness event. It aims to remind farmers of good practice through...
A single, easily identifiable, body for regulating the civil nuclear energy sector was proposed by the Government today.
NE/247/09 Northumberland Council will receive £2.6m of new Government funding to help repair roads damaged by last year’s floods, Transport Minister Sadiq Khan announced today.
The re-opening of Meir Youth Centre will be the highlight of a weekend of free activities on offer to young people in Stoke-on-Trent next month.
At just before 4.00 pm yesterday afternoon Falmouth Coastguard were alerted to a yacht ‘Vinca II’ aground at Kennack Sands in Cornwall.
A scheme to install new safety cameras on the A46 at Seagrave Crossroads, Leicestershire will require a series of overnight road closures from Wednesday.
A new Energy Bill was today proposed for the forthcoming session of Parliament as part of the Government’s plans to lead the world in breakthrough clean coal technology.
The Prime Minister has today announced the creation of the UK Innovation Investment Fund to invest in technology-based businesses with high growth potential. The new fund will focus on investing in growing small...
The Regional Minister for the South East, Jonathan Shaw has praised Dover for its far-reaching development plans.
The Office of the Schools Adjudicator has published a decision on a request by Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council, on behalf of the Governing Body, to revoke a proposal to expand St Michael’s Catholic and ...
As part of the Government’s Building Britain’s Future plans, Housing Minister John Healey has said that construction of thousands of extra homes will begin in a matter of months, thanks to the £1.5 ...
A drive by the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) to ensure young people have access to things to do on Friday and Saturday nights, the times they need them most, will kick off with a special...
The roads that will form the Olympic Route Network (ORN) have been designated by the Department for Transport today following a 14 week public consultation.
Making music and movies are just a two of the activities on offer to young people in Coventry for free on Friday 10 and Saturday 11 July as part of Open Weekend, a major drive by the Department for Children, ...
Today Ipsos-MORI have published the results of the 2008-09 GP Patient Survey which they carried out on behalf of the Department of Health.
Health Profiles 2009 launched
More than 70 West Midlands companies found out more about how to get their share of the host of opportunities available in the world’s wealthiest nation.
Business Minister Pat McFadden will meet business leaders and the public in Oxfordshire today to discuss the Government’s national plan and vision for a fairer, more prosperous society.
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Being given enough time with a GP and feeling that their problems are taken seriously are the most important factor in patients’ satisfaction with their local surgery, according to new data out today.
The Highways Agency will begin a scheme to resurface five roundabouts on the A1033 Hedon Road in Hull on 6 July. The work will also include waterproofing Holderness Drain Bridge.
A Wigan steel tubing company has seen a 26 fold increase in its overseas sales in just one year thanks to a website makeover on the advice of UK Trade and Investment (UKTI).
We're looking for a Policy Adviser to join our Rural Services team and help influence policy at all levels of government to make sure it reflects the needs of rural communities.
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Business leaders, local authorities, community organisations and economic development agencies from around the country are today (30 June 2009) meeting in Aylesbury to discuss how inspiration and leadership can...
District Judge Philip Wilby and District Judge Christopher Chandler retire on 30 June 2009
Local authority leaders striving to support their business communities on the road to economic recovery are being urged to maximise the contribution of their own regulatory services.
Motorists caught without a seatbelt or using illegal number plates face on-the-spot fines of £60 in a major road safety crackdown launched by the Government today.