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Young people back dementia challengeAs part of Dementia Awareness Week, the Prime Minister today called on up to 30,000 National Citizen Service young volunteers to help people with dementia by giving their time in care homes around the UK. The scheme forms part of a national dementia challenge aimed at raising awareness and understanding, improving the lives and experiences of people... |
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Welfare reform to get Britain back to work
Something strange is happening. After 10 years of a Labour government which created the notion that you could get something for nothing and the State would pick up your bill, times are changing. To be blunt, too many expect to be able to rely on benefits and those who are hard at work are starting to...
Mulholland hails Parliamentary high speed rail report: ‘good news for Yorkshire & the north’
Member of Parliament for Leeds North West Greg Mulholland, has welcomed the conclusions of a Parliamentary report which has stated that only High Speed Two can deliver the long-term capacity needed within Britain's rail network. The All-Party Parliamentary Group for High Speed Rail, of which Mr...
Andrew Celebrates Goole Transport Plan Funding Success Government Provides £1 million to town
Local MP, Andrew Percy, is celebrating after it was announced that the Conservative-led Government is to award £1 million to Goole to fund the ‘Get Goole Moving’ bid. Andrew recently met with Transport Secretary, Justine Greening MP, to explain the details of the bid and to urge her to provide...
Highlighting the impact of high fuel prices on Coastal Towns
Yesterday I spoke out in Parliament to highlight the impact high fuel prices is having not only on hard working families but on the wider economy as well. Speaking during a Westminster Hall debate on the subject, I explained that although fuel prices were a problem for every community the problems caused...
Lib Dems secure funding to build new school in Alnwick
Sir Alan Beith MP made sure the Secretary of State for Education knew how bad the Alnwick school buildings were - when Mr Gove visited, plasted fell out of a wall and he had to step round buckets catching the leaks from the roof. Following years of campaigning by local MP Sir Alan Beith and Liberal...
Local MP Launches Schools Manufacturing Competition
Gisela Stuart is proud to launch the We Made It! competition here in the Edgbaston constituency working with local schools and industry to help young people understand how exciting and rewarding a career in manufacturing could be. The competition will invite young people aged 13-16 to submit designs...
Chloe Smith encourages sign up to Norwich Cycle Challenge
Chloe Smith, Member of Parliament for Norwich North, encourages others to sign-up to a charity bike ride this Sunday. Both keen cyclists, Chloe and her secretary, Alice Saunders-Eaves, will be... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]...
Swales – a welcome boost to the Tees Valley Metro project
Local MP, Ian Swales has today welcomed the announcement that the area has received a cash injection of £4.5m through the Local Sustainable Transport Fund, announced by the Lib Dem Transport Minister Norman Baker. This funding will be directed at developing a long standing desire to build a railway...
Government announces £90m new funding for Norwich Research Park
As you may have seen in today’s EDP, the Government is today announcing a major package of £90m funding for the Norfolk Research Park. read more ...
Supporting local Caravan Parks
I have today voiced my firm support for local Caravan Parks, many of whom are concerned about the impact of a proposal to apply VAT to static Caravans. I am supporting Caravans owners on this issue, and have been in contact with several of the individual park owners. On Friday I met with a...
Choose charity shops – Jo
Last week Jo Swinson MP for East Dunbartonshire joined forces with major UK charities including Cancer Research UK, British Red Cross, Barnardo's, Oxfam and the British Heart Foundation - as well as hundreds of local hospices and smaller charities - in a drive to generate more donations for charity...
Growth in South West Manufacturing – news from the Manufacturing Advisory Service
http://www.businesscornwall.co.uk/news-by-industry/manufacturing-in-cornwall/manufacturers-on-a-par-123...
Funding boost for Hall for Cornwall
I am delighted by the news that the Hall for Cornwall has been awarded £240,000 from the Arts Council England Catalyst Fund. This funding, which will match-fund future fundraising campaigns, will allow the team at the Hall for Cornwall to further enhance their facilities, whilst opening up new opportunities...
Mark Reckless MP Joins Charity In Call For Action Against Irresponsible Dog Ownership
Mark Reckless MP, Member of Parliament for Rochester and Strood, joined Dogs Trust, the UK’s largest dog welfare charity, today to call for action on tackling irresponsible dog ownership at the charity’s annual House of Commons reception hosted by Jim … Continue reading →...
