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Preparing Britain for the future
'Thunderbird' training for Firefighters funded by Government
15 locations shortlisted for next stage of eco-towns programme
Avian influenza - final epidemiology report published
Cheshire invited to come forward on social housing
DCMS conducts first national study of voluntary arts activity in England
Defra announces plans to replace current Hill Farm Allowance Scheme
Dramatic crime reductions in the North West
Education maintenance allowance works for Merseyside's teenagers
Events Diary
Expert panel discusses plans for bus passenger champion
Extra funding available for North West's rural stations
Facing the Housing Challenge – Action Today, Innovation for Tomorrow
Getting that dream career is easy according to one in four North West teenagers
Go-ahead for £51m A34 Alderley Edge and Nether Alderley bypass
Government publishes Draft Legislative Programme 2008-09
Government support for flood risk households
Green farming schemes in the North West reaping benefits after 21 years
Kelly announces £6bn Motorway Improvements
Minister confirms funding for new deal for communities in North West in 2008-09
New measures to tackle non-UK drivers and hauliers who break road traffic laws
News Archive
Benn pledges £34 million to implement Pitt review recommendations
Liverpool welcomes move to England wide bus pass
Pooch power: search dogs recruited to fire & rescue service
"Government and businesses must work together to tackle carbon emissions" says Environment Minister
'Emergency' Black Cabs alcohol warning: Don't let a good night turn into a bad one
'Good progress' on environmental stewardship
'Royal-tour' takes the road to the North West
'Science City' Manchester helping to build bridges of innovation
2,500 Wirral drug users helped into treatment this year
2007 Queen's Award for Enterprise
21st Century makeover for Disabled Parking scheme
26 Local Authorities bid to move to single tier government
40 areas appointed to lead the Respect programme
Advice Service's £14m boost for North West firms
Assessment of North West Regional Development Agency activity and perfomance for the 2005-06 financial year
Assisted Areas Consultation Update
Atlas aim for global success with help from UKTI
Authorities discuss new priorities for North West
Avian Influenza - remaining restrictions lifted
BBC announces shortlist of locations for North West move
Better support for emotional wellbeing in schools – 25 pilot areas announced
Bids invited for £16m Merseyside European Funding
Blackpool among Local Authorities reducing chewing gum litter by two thirds through Government-backed campaign
Blackpool scheme praised as ministers launch new 'think family' approach to help vulnerable parents and children
Blackpool's iconic tram set for £85million upgrade
Blears announces new regeneration drive for Manchester
Blears confirms regeneration boost for Blackpool
Board Game makes drugs advice child's play
Budget confirms recovery of North West cities
Bus passengers to be championed by watchdog
Bus passengers to benefit from local transport bill
Buses to get £20 million boost
Call for nominations as tackling drugs changing lives awards launched in North West
Can you help shape the future of Manchester?
Carbon Trading announcement and £30 million for public sector energy improvements
Cash boost for biomass fuel for heat and electricity generation
Casino Advisory Panel Recommends to Secretary of State where 17 new casinos should be located
Chester gears up to celebrate European successes
Chester Social Enterprise selected to compete for £500,000 prize fund
Children and families to be given support they need to fight obesity
Christmas crackdown carries a big message
Christmas revellers told: Think! don't drink and drive
Climate change champions fulfil fact-finding expedition in the Netherlands
Communities in the North West win praise for transforming open spaces
Community ownership gains new momentum
Comprehensive Performance Assessment Results, December 2005
Confront and change anti-social behaviour
Construction innovators - please step forward
Consultation launched on North West’s 2007-2013 European Programmes
Consultation on a strategy to protect the health of honey bees
Consultation on the Regional Homelessness Strategy
Coronation Street stars back the bus pass
Councils match Tesco.com for web hits
Countdown commences for North West's new ticket to ride
Cumbria and Salford Councils named as empowerment champions
Cumbria Tourism praised for getting county back on track
Cumbria welcomes its first eco-street as Defra announces more funding for sustainable living
Cumbrian drug team named as North West's best
Deadline approaches for communities to make the most of local assets
Defra announces measures to encourage individuals to tackle climate change and take up greener lifestyles
Defra announces renewal of grants to environmental action fund projects to support sustainable living
Defra incentive schemes encourage recycling
Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott launches consultation on 15 year master plan for Carlisle
Detailed noise maps available at the click of a mouse
Digital solutions to social exclusion
Disperse anti-social behaviour from the North West's streets
Do you have a Local Hero?
Driver Testing and Training to be overhauled
Drug Worker of the Year for the North West
e-Government unit relocates to the North West
Education maintenance allowance works for Cumbrian teenagers
Education maintenance allowance works for Cumbrian teenagers
Education maintenance allowance works for Greater Manchester's teenagers
Education maintenance allowance works for Lancashire teenagers
Education Maintenance Allowance Works for Warrington and Cheshire Teenagers
Eight North West Authorities awarded Beacon Status
Eight North West voluntary groups receive Queen's Award for voluntary service
Elderly urged to apply for help for heating and insulating their homes
Enterprise Skills To Be Taught At Premiership Football Clubs
Environment Minister calls for the public sector to lead in energy efficiency
Environment Secretary backs take up of flood protection measures for homes and businesses
Europe faces up to challenge of its changing diversity - with official British launch in Manchester
Extra help for the poorest performers as recycling targets are increased
Extra millions to regenerate run down housing in the North West
Fair and affordable funding to keep down council tax
Faith Communities Capacity Building Fund
Faith Communities Capacity Building Fund - Round Two
Final report of the Business Continuity and Perceptions of Business Crime in the North West Region survey published
Financial penalties for utility companies which fail to give proper notice of street works introduced
Findings from study of the Mersey Basin Campaign published
Fire engines go green
First batch of bluetongue vaccine delivered
First glimpse of Liverpool's European Capital of Culture programme
Follow the Leaders, Save a Tree - be a Hugger
Formal recognition for wartime women who worked on the land
From the street to the boardroom Government and business leaders give homeless organisations a chance to become entrepreneurs
Global opportunities beckon for North West companies at UK trade & investment ports sector event
Government backs Metrolink extensions and gives go ahead for refurbishment work to start
Government committed to affordable housing in Cumbria
Government confirms £525million to benefit communities
Government Connect enters an exciting new phase
Government invests to improve local transport in the North West
Government invests £213m to improve local transport in the North West
Government makes £1.25m available for victims of crime
Government powers help local authorities get tough on litter
Government publishes alternatives to casino-led regeneration
Government puts casino panel’s recommendations to Parliament in full
Government response to audit commission report - staying afloat - financing emergencies
Government takes action to deliver 106 new Pendolinos for West Coast
Government tender for Bluetongue vaccine
Government to invest £11.4m in community fire safety - £2.5m for the North West
Green Fire Stations to open up to local communities
Green light for five flagship unitary councils
Hazel Blears gives green light to sub-regional jobs boost
Healey confirms TUPE protections for staff moving to new Unitary Councils
Healey unveils overhaul of efficiency and improvement support for North West councils
Health and worklessness key priorities for Merseyside
Healthier Horizons for the People in the North West
Heathrow Matters to the North West says Transport Secretary
Helping soldiers into homes
Heysham to M6 link planning decision
Highways Agency (North West)
Highways Agency and the Met Office ready for severe winter weather on Cumbria and North Lancashire's busiest roads
Highways Agency urges road users to 'be prepared' as major events compete
Hilary Benn responds to review into handling of foot and mouth disease
Historic Warrington pub voted pick of the poll in the North West of England
Homelessness falls across the North West
Housing Organisations net more than £20 million from ODPM
HSAO provides friendly face of hse for Cumbrian agriculture
Joint declaration to tackle climate change
Keeping traffic moving and cutting disruption - new powers come into force
Kelly announces £244m for Manchester tram extensions
Kirkby Lonsdale firm drive Business forward with help from UKTI
Lake District National Park invests in a brighter future
Lancashire pathfinder leads way to better rural services
Lancashire talent travels to Texas for major Music and Media Conference
Lancashire talent travels to Texas for major Music and Media Conference
Lancashire’s new business support website goes live
Lancaster and Morecambe awarded £75,200 extra Government funding for cycling success
Launch of the My UK competition by Downing Street and Blue Peter
Lifetime Homes, Lifetime Neighbourhoods: housing an ageing society
Livestock keepers get chance to shape animal disease policy
Local Authorities working together on waste: consultation published
Local councils crucial to fighting climate change
Local Democracy needs you
Local Enterprise Growth Initiative (LEGI) Awards
Local Government in driving seat for decision making and delivery
Local Government Minister confirms inflation-busting settlement for councils
London 2012 Business Network launched in Manchester
Lottery cash brings new hope for North West young
Lowest increase in council tax for 14 years announced
Lowest number of asylum applications in 14 years in the North West
Lowest number of asylum applications in 14 years in the North West
Lowton firm enjoy export success providing worldwide security solutions
Lyons Inquiry final report and recommendations
M6 motorway maintenance work to be carried out overnight to reduce delays
Major consultation opens on Government's strategy for waste
Major fire safety reform - Government gives stakeholders more time to prepare
Major milestone reached for devolved decision making for local areas
Make it your new year resolution to get out and about with your bus pass in 2008
Making good progress: 10 local authorities selected for groundbreaking pilot
Manchester City Council to offer affordable housing deals
Manchester project in top ten - going live in 2005 - a review of the renewable energy year
Manchester project thriving as Defra announce renewal of sustainable living grants
Manchester talent travels to Texas for major music and media conference
Matthew Taylor review issues call for evidence on how land use and planning can better support rural business and deliver affordable housing - have your say
MBE for Chair of the Liverpool Arabic Centre
Merseyside Partnership nominated for prestigious Beacon Award
Merseyside Partnership nominated for prestigious Beacon Award
Merseyside talent travels to Texas for major music and media conference
Merseytram statement
Metrolink's £102million upgrade gets final Government seal of approval
Minister congratulates successful export scheme at Daresbury Science & Innovation Campus
Minister welcomes new UK-Ireland network to promote sustainable transport in urban areas
Ministers refuse Whinwash wind farm application
More neighbourhoods to get a 'community kitty'
More rail stations to be made accessible
Multi million pound PFI upgrade for streetlights in Knowsley
National Livestock Markets roadshow comes to the North West 2008
Nearly £17m for North West as Woolas rewards local authorities for business growth with over £105m
Neighbourhood Management a valuable tool says independent report
New action to combat child trafficking in the North West
New action to tackle social exclusion and link services for older people - Miliband
New campaigns to reduce gum litter
New crime statistics for the North West
New HomeBuy mortgage launched
New Ministerial Appointments
New NICE guideline calls for urgent action to stem the rising tide of obesity in England and Wales
New planning pilots launched for large developments
New powers for councils to raise millions more to support new homes
New push for recycling in public places
NHS to tackle Climate Change
No room for let up in the battle against litter says Minister
Nominees announced for the Tourism Young Achievers Award 2005
North West Community Champion wins prestigious award for work with Young People
North West Councils' role in reducing waste - local statistics published
North West Drug Team of the Year
North West faith organisations share in £4.3 million to help promote community cohesion
North West Farmers get the chance to learn more about rural energy creation and non food crops
North West firms can be the best with support from Knowledge to Innovate
North West goes global with continued support for exporters
North West is a happy place to live, new sustainable development figures show
North West Minister welcomes new tobacco law
North West projects share in £2.4million boost for volunteering, mentoring and befriending
North West projects support new action to help 16-25s make successful move to adulthood
North West sites included as listing of 18 historic buildings is amended to highlight their links to the abolition of slavery
North West success as cool heads contribute to historic fall in fires
North West takes on the climate challenge
North West to receive £526m to supply new affordable housing
North West to share in further £300m for local business growth
North West to share in £2 million road safety grant
North West trio win National Award for helping vulnerable people
Numbers becoming homeless fall in the North West
NWDA receives top rating from the National Audit Office
One in three retailers caught in underage alcohol sting
Operation probes community fears on crime and drugs
Order placed for Bluetongue vaccine
Over £1million is invested on Merseyrail line
Over £300 million to encourage business growth
Over £500m funding for North West housing market renewal areas announced
Overnight slip road closures as part of £1.2M resurfacing of M6 in Cumbria
Petition power kicks off new year of community action
Plan to triple number of youngsters using substance misuse services
Planning White Paper Released - Major Planning Reforms for a Sustainable Future
Points system goes live in North West
Police continue to improve performance - Police Performance Assessment
Pre-Budget Report 2005 - In the North West
Prime Minister announces North West Youth Climate Change Champion
Prime Minister launches contract for Foreign Nationals seeking British Citizenship in the North West
Priority offending programme cuts crime
Professor Ashton to step down as Regional Director of Public Health
Promoting freedom of speech to achieve shared values and prevent violent extremism on campus
Public examination of the Regional Spatial Strategy
Putting noise on the map - Defra publishes airport noise maps
Queen's Award for Voluntary Service
Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service
Radical change to boost equality and diversity in Fire Service
Regional Minister Beverley Hughes visits Lancashire to see progress on regeneration and economic growth
Respect drive targets troublesome families
Restructuring North West police forces - options for change
Review of Sub-National Economic Development and Regeneration
Rock of Ages
Rrescue battery hens find a new role - teaching pupils at Birkenhead school
Salford families get help to tackle Christmas stress
Search is on for unsung heroes in Salford's fight against drugs
Secretary of State for the Environment accepts urgent recommendations from Pitt report on summer floods
Secretary of State for Transport urges North West towns to be cycling champions
Securing water for the future
Shire Counties to have their say about local government
Sixteen new fire stations for Cumbria, Lancashire and Merseyside
Solar energy shines in the North West
Stay safe this Christmas, urge Barrow crime fighters
Strong and prosperous communities: Kelly unveils new vision for local government
Success for Bolton and Manchester in Neighbourhood Awards
Success for Bolton project in Deputy Prime Minister's Award for Sustainable Communities
Tackling domestic violence over Christmas
Tackling drugs changing lives awards: national winners announced
Tackling social exclusion: 2 NW projects included in helping the most chronically excluded adults
The milk roadmap
The North West Regional Housing Strategy
The Queen’s Award for Enterprise Promotion 2007
The Region's Knowledge Portal is now live
Three year cash boost for policing in the North West
Town centre specialists to drive forward economic renaissance in Blackpool, Lancaster and Stockport
Trade Minister visits Daresbury and Speke
Transforming Communities in Merseyside
Transport Minister hails Lancaster and Morecambe's cycling success
Transport Minister opens £139.5 Million M60 Junction 5-8 Widening Project
Trials highlight satisfaction with Home Information Packs and buyers acting on energy ratings
Trials highlight satisfaction with Home Information Packs and buyers acting on energy ratings
Troubled teenagers top priority in Manchester
Two flagship unitary Cheshire councils to proceed
Two weeks remain to enter the North West young climate change champions competition of 2007!
UK Fisheries Minister welcomes "fair" deal for UK in EU fisheries talks
UK Government invites new Nuclear Power into the energy mix
UK on track to meet Kyoto targets as emissions continue to fall
UKTI and RDAs: Joint Reviews of Overseas Representation and Regional Trade Operations
Views sought on £34million european fisheries fund
Waste pilots - draft guidance published
Water-friendly farming: Target areas announced to curb agricultural pollution
Wigan children get government's sustainable food and farming champion to dig in and help grow crops
Woolas announces sixteen successful bids for Unitary status to improve local services
Woolas confirms grant increases for all local authorities
Worklessness and health key priorities for North West England
Young people in Manchester set to advise on regeneration and renewal
£1.5bn for councils and communities to boost employment
£10 million boost for England's Rural Community Councils
£11.7million to fund further reductions in homelessness in the North West
£135million boost for top planning performers
£18million for new Liverpool institute dedicated to treatments for tropical diseases
£2.1 million awarded to 28 Cathedrals by English Heritage
£3.9 billion boost for English Countryside
£32 million for cities to tackle worklessness
£32.7 million upgrade for Knowsley's streetlights moves a step closer
£37 million cash boost for business growth in the North West
£4 million to help local authorities fight climate change
£4.9bn to support independent living
£400 million for low-carbon Britain - DEFRA announces 2008/09 budget settlement
£400 million for low-carbon Britain - DEFRA announces 2008/09 budget settlement
£60 million housing funds for the North West
£672m confirmed to improve local transport in the North West
£6m national project to cut congestion on motorways goes ahead, announces Darling
£7 million cycling boost for cycling in the North West
£820,000 for North West in £25m boost to turn scientific research into reality
£860,000 announced to train over 21,000 young cyclists in the North West
£9,800,000 funding boost to help homeless people into jobs and training in the North West
£9.6 million extra for National Parks
£97 Million boost for UK fishing and seafood industries
‘Best of the best’ receive awards at tourism meeting
North West Employment and Skills Evidence Base 2008
North West Tops the League with Highest Number of Top Quality Parks
Pioneering carbon trading scheme to promote school energy efficiency
Programme-led apprenticeships need greater promotion and understanding following a sharp fall in participation, says Ofsted
Progress report on a better Blackpool
Public consultation on proposed changes to draft North West Regional Spatial Strategy
Regional Development Agency helps boost Northwest's economy
Ruddock launches one-stop shop for adapting to climate impacts
School children in Kendal and Middlewich prove they are year of Food and Farming champions!
Statement on the future of the Tote
Tougher laws for drinks industry could be imminent
UKTI helps send Leigh compressor spares business worldwide
Vaccination vital to protect rare livestock in Bluetongue protection zone
White Paper delivers power shift to local people
White paper delivers power shift to local people
£11 million investment in Museum of Liverpool
£510m cash incentive to help long term housing market
North West Rural Affairs Forum
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