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Ten leading ‘enterprising libraries’ will receive a share of £450,000 to help local people get started in business.
Love Your Local Market to be recreated across Europe.
Markets Minister Andrew Stunell confirmed the government would support another year of the highly successful Love Your Local Market event at…
Strategies to revive neighbourhood shops Clearing out the louts, setting up savvy services and rallying round the community are top of a &lsquo…
A team of volunteer Mental Health First Aiders swapped their desks for paintbrushes to spruce up a much-needed resource in the local community in Guildford.
Local Growth Minister Mark Prisk urged people to back their local markets during a fortnight of activities designed to get consumers back on their high streets.
Local Government Minister Don Foster today encouraged the public to ‘Buy British’ and recognise the importance of home-grown produce.
Letter from Eric Pickles to the Newspaper Society praising them for their campaign to highlight the contribution of the local newspaper industry.
The Department for Communities and Local Government ends unnecessary red tape to support high street regeneration.
Local councils and local business will take charge of the local economy as the first 24 local enterprise partnerships have been given the go…
The New Enterprise Allowance has helped enterprising jobseekers set up 32,520 new businesses.
Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles has announced a toughening up of rules governing taxpayer-funded council newspapers.
Eric Pickles' speech to the resource efficiency and waste management conference.
Local Government Minister Bob Neill talks about waste management
Employment Tribunal decision.
4 in 5 people think we should support our local food producers
Staff painted walls and planted a garden at St Martin’s Mulago Primary in Kampala.
Michael Gove highlights the importance of plant health at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show
Winners of the 'best councils to do business with' awards announced.
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