First 14 of 20 pilot areas to receive tailored expert support to assist in rejuvenating their town centres announced.
Link: Further funding and expert support for high streets
Source: Gov Press Releases
Orange peel, rubbish and fatbergs: the fuels behind the future of green transport
New funding to boost the advanced fuels industry.
Link: Orange peel, rubbish and fatbergs: the fuels behind the future of green transport
Source: Gov Press Releases
Loan system overhaul to benefit millions of students and graduates
A new online service will enable graduates to easily keep track of their student loan accounts as part of improvements to the repayment system.
Link: Loan system overhaul to benefit millions of students and graduates
Source: Gov Press Releases
Health and Social Care staff and senior leaders among those praised in New Year Honours
DHSC ministers celebrate achievements and service across the health and care sectors.
Link: Health and Social Care staff and senior leaders among those praised in New Year Honours
Source: Gov Press Releases
Additional £35 million for Violence Reduction Units
Police and crime commissioners will receive an additional £35 million to continue funding specialist teams to tackle violent crime in their area.
Link: Additional £35 million for Violence Reduction Units
Source: Gov Press Releases
New Year Honours 2020 – update on publication error
An update following an error in the publication of the New Year Honours 2020 list.
Link: New Year Honours 2020 – update on publication error
Source: Gov Press Releases
New Year’s Honours List
Today past and present members of Strategic Command have been recognised in Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth’s 2019 New Year’s Honours list for their services to defence.
Link: New Year’s Honours List
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CBE for Sellafield Ltd Chief Executive
Paul Foster has been awarded a CBE for services to business in the 2020 New Years Honours list.
Link: CBE for Sellafield Ltd Chief Executive
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Thousands with hidden disabilities benefit from extended Blue Badge scheme
New rules have widened Blue Badge eligibility criteria to help people with Parkinson’s, dementia, epilepsy and other 'invisible' disabilities.
Link: Thousands with hidden disabilities benefit from extended Blue Badge scheme
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Can you give me 50 Cent’s phone number? 2019’s most unusual requests from Brits abroad
In 2019, British people asked the Foreign Office to contact the famous rapper 50 Cent, how removal companies fit furniture into bijou Lisbon flats and to verify the nationality of a sperm sample.
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Source: Gov Press Releases