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A requirement for people who have been out of work for two years to do up to six months of valuable work experience to help them get jobs will be trialled in two pilot areas, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions...
Mr Justice Wyn Williams today ruled the UK’s regulations governing the collection, treatment and recycling of electrical and electronic equipment are lawful and entirely consistent with the EU Directive.
The Criminal Cases Review Commission has referred Rahuel Delucca’s sentence to the Court of Appeal.
The National Blood Service (part of NHS Blood and Transplant) has appointed TMW to help develop a new CRM-led strategy.
The Criminal Cases Review Commission has referred the sentence of 'O' to the Court of Appeal.
East of england roadworks update: monday 3 – sunday 9 august 2009
Road users are advised the anti-clockwise carriageway of the M25 will be closed between junctions 17 and 16 – Maple Cross and the M40 – overnight between 00.30 and 05.00 on Sunday 2 August.
This consultation started on 26th June 2009 and ends on 18th September 2009.
This consultation document and Impact Assessment seeks information and views on proposed changes to existing controls surrounding...
This consultation started on 29th July 2009 and ends on 21st October 2009.
We are writing to seek your views and comments on the inclusion of social criteria in the application of the UK Government’...
This consultation started on 29th June 2009 and ends on 21st September 2009.
A charge would be introduced through regulations made under the Climate Change Act 2008.
The Welsh Assembly Government...
Roadworks information for Highways Agency roads in Cumbria and North Lancashire – 7 days beginning Monday 3 August 2009.
A leading representative of the Chinese Government has seen how UK Trade & Investment is helping West Midlands automotive firms beat the economic downturn.
A gas repairman’s crimes have caught up with him after he used “phoenixcompanies to continue trading after his firm went bust leaving tens of thousands of pounds of unpaid debt.
The Criminal Cases Review Commission has referred Sophie Walla’s assault conviction to the Court of Appeal.
Road users are advised the anti-clockwise carriageway of the M25 will be closed between junctions 17 and 16 – Maple Cross and the M40 – overnight between 00.30 and 05.00 on Sunday 2 August.
A report published today by H.M. Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) finds that some police forces lack the specialist skills and resources needed to manage major crime incidents.
Roadworks information for Highways Agency roads in South Lancashire, Merseyside, Gtr Manchester and Cheshire – 7 days beginning Monday, 3 August July 2009.
Healey: fairness and flexibility in housing allocations
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The new Chief Executive for Jobcentre Plus was today confirmed as Darra Singh, OBE.
Employers are being urged to take action to prevent injuries after a Chester industrial worker became trapped in machinery, cracking his ribs.
Road users are advised the anti-clockwise carriageway of the M25 will be closed between junctions 17 and 16 – Maple Cross and the M40 – overnight between 00.30 and 05.00 on Sunday 2 August.
A1M Junctions 58 to 59, County Durham Slight delays are expected on the A1M between Junctions 58 and 59 due to bridge repairs. There will be a contraflow with narrow lanes both north and southbound and a 50mph...
SATURDAY 1 AUGUST TO FRIDAY 7 AUGUST
Housing Minister John Healey has today taken steps to give people confidence that councils allocate housing in their area fairly.
An independent report to clarify the rules on organ transplants for NHS patients and non-UK EU residents was published today by Elisabeth Buggins, former Chair of the Organ Donation Taskforce.
The Government has launched a new scheme to compensate former Icelandic-water trawlermen who lost their livelihoods following the Cod Wars of the 1970s.
The Humber Bridge tolls will not be increased, Transport Minister Sadiq Khan announced today.
The extensions to the Nottingham tram have moved a step closer thanks to £530m of government funding Transport Minister Sadiq Khan announced today.
Road users in West Yorkshire are a step closer to benefitting from a major scheme to upgrade the A1 between Bramham and Wetherby.
Work will continue overnight next week to install new overhead gantries, signs and signals as part of the expansion of Active Traffic Management on the M42 & M6. These are some of a number of closures which...
Housing Minister John Healey has today taken steps to give people confidence that councils allocate housing in their area fairly.
Measles vaccination rates are still far lower than levels needed to protect the population. This is despite the finding of a new Department of Health survey that over 90 per cent of parents are aware it is the...
Business Secretary Lord Mandelson today announced the creation of a new advisory panel on New Industry, New Jobs, Universities and Skills.
The Queen has been pleased to approve the appointment of Antony James Cobham Edwards-Stuart, Esq., Q.C., to be a Justice of the High Court with effect from 1 October 2009 upon the death of Mr. Justice Hodge.
The new Chief Executive for Jobcentre Plus was today confirmed as Darra Singh, OBE.
M40 Junction 15 (Warwick)
NE/288/09 A1M Junctions 58 to 59, County Durham Slight delays are expected on the A1M between Junctions 58 and 59 due to bridge repairs. There will be a contraflow with narrow lanes both north and southbound...
This petition has been set up to gain support for a change in the justice...
The Protection of Children Act 1978 permits 'members of GCHQ' to make...
In order to provide a consistent and minimum standard of internal security...
Gorleston pier car park is not only important as parking access for seafront...
The British Empire Medal (BEM) is a British medal awarded for meritorious...
I belive that one thing this country is lacking is pride. In the US the...
As you may have heard, 2 new aircraft carriers are to be built for the Royal...
The current system of paying housing benefits direct to tenants allows the...
More and more we hear of political correctness undermining our countries...
Sunday is supposed to be a day of rest, but workers are increasingly finding...
Draft Solvency II rules in the EU will force Ins Co.s to hold more capital...
Adults of both sexes who buy and sell sexual services should not be...
NHS Audiology departments continue to provide a restricted range of hearing...
To take banks out of the question, to create a society where the people run...
We the undersigned appeal to the PM to stop the repatriation of UK Citizens...
This requests that the government consider passing legislation, so that,...
Prevent The Development Of Thousands Of New Houses As Part Of North West...
'...limit the total amount a person can accumulate whether by earnings or any other means to not exceed a specified limit of 100,000,000' -- Mr Terry Froud
I have experienced the NHS mental health system myself and I am not happy...
Keep the Royal Air Force in Northern Ireland! The idiotic decision has been...
At the moment, if you are caught with a firearm, the minimum sentence of 5...
prime minister to ensure all government buildings including local council...
The freedom to roam, or everyman's right is the general public's right to...
I want to join the millitary and i have been refused as i have a crminal...
A total of 65,300 children in London are benefiting as the Child Support Agency (CSA) collected or arranged more than £92m in child maintenance over the past twelve months.
The UK Government today introduced legislation to remove VAT from supplies of emissions allowances (also known as carbon credits) traded within the UK, in order to prevent the risk of VAT fraud, Financial Secretary...
Essential that you have the support of the communities involved, we found (in Lancashire) a massive swell of grassroots support saved 6 village schools from amalgamation into one. The village schools are...
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This Annual Review provides an overview of our work and achievements during 2008-09.
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We are very disappointed to learn that ruralnet, the rural regeneration charity will no longer be trading after tomorrow (31 July) but welcome the news that current projects will transfer to other...
The Highways Agency is to resurface part of the M25 anti-clockwise carriageway between junctions 7 and 6 near Merstham.
Drivers travelling on the A27 between Portsmouth and Chichester are set to benefit from a significant upgrade to the road being carried out by the Highways Agency.
The public is being invited to see plans for a forthcoming bridge replacement scheme on the A404(M) in Maidenhead, Berkshire.
Kent residents will benefit after the Government approved the country's first ever road works permit scheme, Transport Minister Sadiq Khan announced today.
The funeral of Henry Allingham, one of the last veterans of the First World War and the world’s oldest man, took place today at St Nicholas’ Church, Brighton, East Sussex.
More than £156m in child maintenance has been collected or arranged by the Child Support Agency across the region over the past twelve months.
The UK Government today introduced legislation to remove VAT from supplies of emissions allowances (also known as carbon credits) traded within the UK, in order to prevent the risk of VAT fraud, Financial Secretary...
A radical reform of care and support services Everyone in the West Midlands will have access to a National Care Service that is fair, simple and affordable under plans set out by Health Secretary Andy Burnham...
The Government has launched a new scheme to compensate former Icelandic-water trawlermen who lost their livelihoods following the Cod Wars of the 1970s.
Immigration Judge Martin Axtell retires as an Immigration Judge on 31 July 2009. His Honour Judge Ian Collis retires as a Circuit Judge on 31 July 2009. District Judge Paul Mostyn retires as a District Judge ...
A radical reform of care and support services Everyone in the West Midlands will have access to a National Care Service that is fair, simple and affordable under plans set out by Health Secretary Andy Burnham...
The UK Government today introduced legislation to remove VAT from supplies of emissions allowances (also known as carbon credits) traded within the UK, in order to prevent the risk of VAT fraud, Financial Secretary...
The Coastguard is reminding the public that inflatable dinghies and toys can be very dangerous on the coast especially when there is an off shore wind.
A total of 65,300 children in London are benefiting as the Child Support Agency (CSA) collected or arranged more than £92m in child maintenance over the past twelve months.
Planning Minister John Healey today announced a cull of bureaucracy and red tape that will make it much easier for businesses, shops and schools to make minor alterations to their premises.
Both weakening the Taliban and strengthening the state are vital to a successful counter-insurgency in Afghanistan, International Development Secretary Douglas Alexander said today, in a major speech to the Carnegie...
A total of 64,900 children in the East of England are benefiting as the Child Support Agency (CSA) collected or arranged almost £101m in child maintenance across the region over the past twelve months...
More than £13m in child maintenance arrears were recovered in the last year – part of an overall £91.3m that has been collected or arranged by the Child Support Agency across Scotland.
A total of 57,400 children in the East Midlands are benefiting as the Child Support Agency (CSA) collected or arranged almost £81m in child maintenance across the region over the past twelve months.
Hugh Shaw, the Secretary of State’s Representative for Maritime Salvage and Intervention (SOSREP) officially declared an end to the salvage and wreck removal operations of the MSC Napoli on Wednesday 29th...
More than £156m in child maintenance has been collected or arranged by the Child Support Agency across the region over the past twelve months.
Investigation work on the M60 Junction 19 to 23 near Manchester is coming to an end. Four out of the planned six weekends’ work have been successfully completed and, thanks to drivers heeding advice to find alternative...
More than £18m in child maintenance arrears were recovered in the last year – part of an overall £130m that has been collected or arranged by the Child Support Agency across the region.
More than £58m in child maintenance has been collected or arranged by the Child Support Agency across the region over the past twelve months.
The funeral of Henry Allingham, one of the last veterans of the First World War and the world’s oldest man, took place today at St Nicholas’ Church, Brighton, East Sussex.
Advance work on the hard shoulder running scheme to reduce congestion and improve safety on a 15 mile stretch of the M1 in Bedfordshire will begin on Tuesday 4 August – thanks to £16.6 million Government...
More than £57m in child maintenance has been collected or arranged by the Child Support Agency across Wales over the past twelve months.
More than £14m in child maintenance arrears owed in the West Midlands were recovered in the last year – part of almost £100m that has been collected or arranged by the Child Support Agency...
Mae mwy na 44,000 o blant yng Nghymru yn elwa wrth i’r Asiantaeth Cynnal Plant (CSA), dros y deuddeng mis diwethaf, gasglu neu drefnu mwy na £57 miliwn o gynhaliaeth plant ledled Cymru.
More than 71,000 children in Yorkshire and The Humber are benefiting as the Child Support Agency (CSA) collected or arranged more than £96m in child maintenance across the region over the past twelve...
Almost £16m in child maintenance arrears were recovered in the last year – part of an overall £106m that has been collected or arranged by the Child Support Agency across the region.
This consultation started on 13th May 2009, but we couldn't automatically determine when it ends. Check its website for more information.
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This consultation started on 29th July 2009 and ends on 23rd September 2009.
Defra has launched a consultation on the National Control Programme for the monitoring and control of Salmonella in Turkeys.
This consultation started on 5th May 2009, but we couldn't automatically determine when it ends. Check its website for more information.
ParcAberporth, is being developed by the Welsh Assembly Government...
The M6 Toll road will be closed overnight for one night next week between junction T8 and the M6 J11A, close to Cannock, for new electronic motorway signs to be installed
The MoD has today announced that regular statistics will be published detailing the numbers of military patients seen at The Royal Centre for Defence Medicine (RCDM) based at Selly Oak Hospital and at the Defence...
New streamlined rules to help pubs, village halls and other licensed premises
A package of measures to tackle the disruption caused by road works was announced by Transport Minister Sadiq Khan today as he approved the country’s first ever road works permit scheme.
Kent residents will benefit after the Government approved the country's first ever road works permit scheme, Transport Minister Sadiq Khan announced today.
Businesses to save up to £90million a year on planning applications
The Home Secretary today announced the appointment of three new non-executive directors to the SOCA Board.
The image of the ID card for British citizens was officially unveiled by the Home Secretary today in Manchester and London.
Restaurants, pubs, takeaways and other catering businesses across Warwickshire can expect a visit from inspectors over the forthcoming months to make sure their gas appliances are safe.
The Highways Agency is to resurface part of the M25 anti-clockwise carriageway between junctions 7 and 6 near Merstham.
Drivers travelling on the A27 between Portsmouth and Chichester are set to benefit from a significant upgrade to the road being carried out by the Highways Agency.
The westbound M62 in West Yorkshire will be fully closed overnight this weekend to allow the Highways Agency to complete repair work to Cattlelaith Bridge, this will allow farm vehicles to once again use the ...
The public is being invited to see plans for a forthcoming bridge replacement scheme on the A404(M) in Maidenhead, Berkshire.
Officers from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) are investigating the seizure of over nine million cigarettes from freight containers at Belfast Docks.
Both weakening the Taliban and strengthening the state are vital to a successful counter-insurgency in Afghanistan, International Development Secretary Douglas Alexander will say in a major speech to the Carnegie...
The Appointments Commission and the Department of Health have today published guidance to help Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) with their governance arrangements for Provider Committees.
The Digest of United Kingdom Energy Statistics 2009 is published today (Thursday 30 July) by the Department of Energy and Climate Change.
The Minister for Science and Innovation, Lord Drayson today announced the appointment of Professor Michael Sterling as the new Chair of the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC).
A package of measures to tackle the disruption caused by road works was announced by Transport Minister Sadiq Khan today as he approved the country’s first ever road works permit scheme.
The future use of Independent Sector Treatment Centres (ISTCs) in the NHS, will be fairer and on the same terms as other providers of NHS services, Health Minister Mike O’Brien announced today.
Kent residents will benefit after the Government approved the country's first ever road works permit scheme, Transport Minister Sadiq Khan announced today.
The pioneering permit scheme will give Kent County...
A new education programme has been developed to provide enhanced training in genetic technologies and clinical applications for healthcare scientists working in laboratory genetics, Health Minister Ann Keen announced...
Hugh Shaw, the Secretary of State’s Representative for Maritime Salvage and Intervention (SOSREP) officially declared an end to the salvage and wreck removal operations of the MSC Napoli on Thursday 29th...
A £3 million project to cut congestion by opening up more of the M42 hard shoulder to traffic at busy times was announced by Transport Minister Chris Mole today.
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it's time that the government insisted that the motor industry change their...
I, in concert with many other normal, reasonable Englishmen, am heartily...
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The TV Licence fee is an out of date system which costs vast amounts of...
When Immigration/Police officers find illigal immigrants/assylum seekers...
The law currently makes it a criminal offence to assist another person to...
'...to publish on a online site with patients ratings of their local hospital services, in terms of service, so that it would be known to the general public how good or bad a hospital is' -- jay khan
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The National Curriculum levels, as used by a great many schools at present,...
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On some airports users must pay even for using frop-off facility [i.e. Luton...
This petition is founded from the perceived injustice, that an absent parent...
Legislation is needed in order ensure that those who are currently claiming...
we as breeders and keepers of British and European birds want clarification...
The proposed route for AirTrack will close each of Wokingham's three main...
Many people today suffer with allergies to fragrances & I have yet to come...
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We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to: 'anounce a public enquiry...
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As part of this project I would like to draw attention to a research project, Rural Aspects of Cancer Survival. Relevant publications from this include:-
JONES AP, HAYNES R, SAUERZAPF V, CRAWFORD...
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Drivers travelling on the A27 between Portsmouth and Chichester are set to benefit from a significant upgrade to the road being carried out by the Highways Agency.
Lighting on a 2km (1.2m) section of the...
The public is being invited to see plans for a forthcoming bridge replacement scheme on the A404(M) in Maidenhead, Berkshire.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is urging companies to ensure that sufficient safety procedures and risk assessments are in place to properly protect staff.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is urging companies to ensure that sufficient safety procedures and risk assessments are in place to properly protect staff.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has warned of the danger of untrained staff using machinery after a worker in Bury had three fingers cut off.
Officers from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) are investigating the seizure of over nine million cigarettes from freight containers at Belfast Docks.
Over the last twenty four hours three and a half million...
Royal Diary of Engagements, 29th July 2009
The Traffic Commissioner for the South Eastern and Metropolitan traffic area has revoked the operating licence of a Kent-based haulier for 12 months.
The Highways Agency is to resurface part of the M25 anti-clockwise carriageway between junctions 7 and 6 near Merstham.
NE/NO/45/09 The westbound M62 in West Yorkshire will be fully closed overnight this weekend to allow the Highways Agency to complete repair work to Cattlelaith Bridge, this will allow farm vehicles to once again...
The public is being invited to see plans for a forthcoming bridge replacement scheme on the A404(M) in Maidenhead, Berkshire.
Drivers travelling on the A27 between Portsmouth and Chichester are set to benefit from a significant upgrade to the road being carried out by the Highways Agency.
Lighting on a 2km (1.2m) section of the...
A new minimum interest rate on tax repayments of 0.5% means that in future interest will still be payable even when the Bank of England base rate falls below 1.5% HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) announced today...
The Highways Agency and the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) are reminding drivers to secure their luggage and top boxes before setting out this summer, to avoid items falling into the road.
Minister for the Cabinet Office Tessa Jowell has been appointed as the new Chair of the successful Public Services Forum (PSF), which encourages employers, government and trades unions to work together to deliver...
The Highways Agency is to resurface part of the M25 anti-clockwise carriageway between junctions 7 and 6 near Merstham.
Restaurants, pubs, takeaways and other catering businesses across Warwickshire can expect a visit from inspectors over the forthcoming months to make sure their gas appliances are safe.
Huw Irranca-Davies, Natural Environment Minister, today (29 July) joined community champions to celebrate a new £900,000 scheme to attract more people from ethnic minorities to the Yorkshire Dales and...
The Highways Agency and the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) are reminding drivers to secure their luggage and top boxes before setting out this summer, to avoid items falling into the road.
Huw Irranca-Davies, Natural Environment Minister, today (29 July) joined community champions to celebrate a new £900,000 scheme to attract more people from ethnic minorities to the Yorkshire Dales and...
The Traffic Commissioner for the South Eastern and Metropolitan traffic area has revoked the operating licence of a Kent-based haulier for 12 months.
South Wales coach operator Ferris Holidays Ltd have had the number of vehicles authorised by their Operator’s Licence reduced from 30 to 19 for three months, following a public inquiry in Cardiff last week.
A large Lancashire industrial estate will be targeted next week as part of a new initiative to tackle the county’s three biggest workplace killers.
The Highways Agency and the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) are reminding drivers to secure their luggage and top boxes before setting out this summer, to avoid items falling into the road.
A dyslexic gardener from Mansfield District Council, who is working his way towards fulfilling his ambition to become a team leader, is helping to celebrate the second anniversary of the Skills Pledge.
NE/NO/44/09 The Highways Agency and the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) are reminding drivers to secure their luggage and top boxes before setting out this summer, to avoid items falling into the road.
A scheme to provide a new dual carriageway link and major junction improvements at Raynesway Park on the A5111 in Derby will start on Tuesday 11 August and continue until Autumn 2010.
DWP022/09 A new campaign - ‘Backing Young Britain’ – uniting business and government to create thousands of opportunities for young people is launched by Yvette Cooper, Lord Mandelson, Ed Balls and John Denham...
Almost 794,000 children are benefiting as the Child Support Agency collected or arranged £1,136 million in child maintenance across Great Britain over the past twelve months.
110/09 29 July 2009 New streamlined rules to help pubs, village halls and other licensed premises
The Highways Agency and the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) are reminding drivers to secure their luggage and top boxes before setting out this summer, to avoid items falling into the road...
Highways Agency advises holiday makers to check their luggage – and avoid losing items on the road
Employers across the West Midlands will start to receive hard hitting publicity material this week in a bid by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) to raise awareness of the real problems of illegal tobacco sales ...
Employers across the East Midlands will start to receive hard hitting publicity material this week in a bid by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) to raise awareness of the real problems of illegal tobacco sales ...
Trade Minister Mervyn Davies today announced the appointment of a new Chairman and four new members of the Export Guarantees Advisory Council (EGAC).
The Highways Agency and the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) are reminding drivers to secure their luggage and top boxes before setting out this summer, to avoid items falling into the road.
Seems the governments new 'taxes' are centred around 'climate change'. This...