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Home Office (East Midlands) Crime maps online across England and Wales
Published: 06/01/09
People across England and Wales can now access details of crime trends in the areas where they live at the push of a button, Home Office Minister Vernon Coaker announced today

Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (East Midlands)
Published: 05/01/09
(BERR) Jobs and skills top of regional agenda

Department for Environment, Food And Rural Affairs (East Midlands)(DEFRA) Make your new year's resolutions green for 2009 in Leicestershire, urges young Climate Change Champion
Published: 23/12/08
Pippa Stone, Defra's Young Climate Change Champion for the East Midlands, is calling on people in Leicestershire to make 2009's New Year's resolutions greener and help cut their carbon footprint.

Department for Environment, Food And Rural Affairs (East Midlands)(DEFRA) Make your New Year's resolutions green for 2009 in Derbyshire
Published: 23/12/08
Pippa Stone, Defra's Young Climate Change Champion for the East Midlands, is calling on people in Derbyshire to make 2009's New Year's resolutions greener and help cut their carbon footprint.

Health and Safety Executive (East Midlands)(HSE) Buxton business receives £5,000 fine after man's hand severely injured
Published: 22/12/08
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has warned companies to ensure worker safety after a man's hand was severely injured by machinery at a powder blending and water bottling plant in Buxton.

Department for Transport (East Midlands)(DFT) Major boost to East Midlands as vital link road opened by Transport Secretary - and A46 dualling given go-ahead
Published: 19/12/08
A new £15 million road to cut congestion, improve road safety and support the local economy in Derbyshire was opened today by Transport Secretary Geoff Hoon.

Communities and Local Government (East Midlands)(CLG) Funding announced for authorised gypsy and traveller sites in the East Midlands
Published: 19/12/08
Communities Minister Iain Wright today announced the successful bidders for funding from the Gypsy and Traveller Sites Grant in 2008/9 to provide new pitches to reduce unauthorised camping, and help improve conditions on existing authorised sites. The funding enables local authorities and registered social landlords to provide new authorised pitches whose residents will pay rent, council tax and other utility bills.

Health and Safety Executive (East Midlands) (HSE) Mansfield firm fined after man's hand crushed
Published: 18/12/08
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) today urged companies to take worker safety seriously after a man had his fingers crushed when they got drawn into machinery at a Mansfield transport engineering factory.

Department for Environment, Food And Rural Affairs (East Midlands) (DEFRA) Government to help Gloucestershire tackle flooding
Published: 18/12/08
£50,000 is being provided to Gloucestershire County Council to help it identify areas that are most at risk of surface water flooding in the event of extreme rainfall.

Dales communities toast future with lotto Christmas cash
Published: 17/12/08
Three Derbyshire Dales villages have had their Christmas wishes granted, with a cash injection from the Big Lottery Fund to give their community halls a new lease of life.

Regional Minister For The East Midlands (East Midlands) (RMEM) Phil Hope chairs the second regional gathering to help the East Midlands' most vulnerable adults
Published: 17/12/08
Phil Hope, Minister for the East Midlands, this week chaired the second meeting of key organisations working together across the region to support some of society's most vulnerable people.

Regional Minister For The East Midlands (East Midlands) (RMEM) Rebuilding confidence
Published: 17/12/08
The East Midlands Regional Economic Cabinet met for the third time this week with a full agenda aimed at helping to lead the region through the current tough economic conditions and prepare for recovery.

Reaching out to survivors of post war traumatic stress
Published: 17/12/08
A ‘one-stop shop’ for survivors of conflict in the former Yugoslavia now living in Derby, Nottingham and Leicester will benefit from a Lottery grant of £268,490.

Communities and Local Government (East Midlands)(CLG) £400m deal agreed to provide affordable housing - East Midlands
Published: 17/12/08
A national deal worth more than £400m to help first time buyers aspiring to buy their own home was approved today by Housing Minister Margaret Beckett, as part of the Government's programme of action to tackle current difficulties in the economy. The deal means up to 2,300 first time buyers in the East Midlands can access affordable home ownership.

Ministry of Justice (East Midlands)(MoJ) Approach to restraint of young people to be overhauled following independent review
Published: 15/12/08
The approach to the restraint of young people in young offender institutions, secure training centres and secure children's homes (under-18 secure estates) is to be overhauled, the Government announced today. The reform programme is to be backed by an additional £4.9 million over the next two years.

Communities and Local Government (East Midlands)(CLG) Every Fire Service in the East Midlands to get more than £1m to upgrade buildings
Published: 15/12/08
The Government has allocated an extra £78m to the Fire and Rescue Authorities in England to assist them in improving their estate. This is the first time new money for capital investment has been given to all Fire and Rescue Services (FRS) in England. This includes the freedom to undertake small refurbishments, more major building works or other capital projects.

Department for Transport (East Midlands)(DFT) Regular rail services resume after 25 year gap
Published: 15/12/08
Hourly service connecting Nottingham and Leeds running again

Health and Safety Executive (East Midlands) (HSE) Suspended sentence for hotel owner who flouted the law
Published: 15/12/08
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) today (Thursday 11) warned companies to comply with their notices after a Lincolnshire hotel owner was sentenced for a number of offences.

Communities and Local Government (East Midlands)(CLG) More funding for housing choice in Northamptonshire and Nottinghamshire
Published: 15/12/08
More tenants will be able to have a greater say over their housing options and where they wish to live following a £1m allocation announced today by Housing Minister Iain Wright.

Department for Transport (East Midlands)(DFT) Go-ahead for Raynesway Park Junction improvement
Published: 15/12/08
Vital improvements to a major road junction on the A6 in Derby were given the go-ahead by Transport Minister Andrew Adonis today, bringing the construction of a business park that will create thousands of jobs a step closer.

Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (East Midlands)(BERR)Businesses in East Midlands saving £130m in cuts in red tape
Published: 15/12/08
Businesses in the East Midlands are saving an estimated £130m a year in time and money, according to the latest progress report from the Government's programme to cut red tape.

Implementing the Empowerment Agenda at PERA, Melton Mowbray held on 4 December.
Published: 12/12/08
The East Midlands Improvement & Efficiency Partnership, Government Office for the East Midlands and the Equality and Human Rights Commission held a comprehensive one day event that focussed on the key issues facing the public sector in preparing for implementation of the Empowerment White Paper.

Communities and Local Government (East Midlands)(CLG) £100m for East Midlands local authorities with plans for housing growth.
Published: 11/12/08
Housing Minister Margaret Beckett has today announced that seven areas in the East Midlands will share more than £102million to help deliver their long-term plans to increase house building to meet the needs of their communities.

HM Revenue & Customs (East Midlands) (HMRC) Over 300 businesses in the Midlands given time to pay by HMRC
Published: 09/12/08
Around £5.1m of business tax has been rescheduled by businesses in the Midlands as a direct result of a quick call to the new HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) Business Payment Support Service (BPSS).

Department for Culture, Media And Sport (East Midlands) (DCMS) Millions across england to enjoy free swimming
Published: 09/12/08
82 per cent of Councils sign up in a major drive to get England more active

Department for Transport (East Midlands) (DFT) Winter timetable sees thousands more seats introduced
Published: 08/12/08
Over 20,000 trains will be running across the rail network every day when longer, faster trains are introduced under a new winter timetable specified by the Department for Transport, Transport Minister Andrew Adonis announced today.

Health and Safety Executive (East Midlands)(HSE) Be part of the solution - HSE consults on its new strategy for health and safety
Published: 08/12/08
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) yesterday launched a three month consultation on its new strategy 'The Health and Safety System of Great Britain\\Be Part of the Solution', at events in London, Edinburgh and Cardiff to which a wide range of its key stakeholders were invited.

Health and Safety Executive (East Midlands)(HSE) Grantham chip makers receive £10,000 fine after man loses finger tip
Published: 08/12/08
The Health and Safety Executive(HSE) has warned companies to ensure worker safety after a man had part of his finger amputated when it got trapped in machinery at a Lincolnshire potato chip factory

Communities and Local Government (East Midlands) (CLG) Healey - 100 flood-hit families returning home each week
Published: 08/12/08
Fresh support announced for families in caravans

Department for Children, Schools and Families (East Midlands)(DCSF) Local teenagers to represent real youth in England
Published: 08/12/08
Four Nottinghamshire young people have been chosen by the government to feature in national 19 Under 19s campaign

Consultation on the Sub-National Review - Regional Minister Letter to Regional Stakeholders
Published: 27/11/08
The Government has announced new powers to help improve prospects for increased sustainable economic growth both in meeting the current economic challenges and in the long term.

Communities and Local Government (East Midlands)(CLG) Real help now to support east midlands homeowners through difficult times
Published: 26/11/08
Leicester, Rutland and Northampton become 'fast track' authorities

Pre-Budget Report 2008
Published: 25/11/08
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling made his Pre-Budget statement on 24 November 2008.

Financial Issues at Forefront of Economic meeting
Published: 18/11/08
The Regional Economic Cabinet, chaired by Phil Hope, Minister for the East Midlands, met this week in Nottingham to consider the regional response to the economic down turn.

Health and Safety Executive (East Midlands) (HSE) Nottinghamshire company fined after employee suffered serious burns
Published: 06/11/08
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has warned companies to protect employees from dangerous substances after a 59-year-old man was engulfed in flames following a petrol leak.

Department for Environment, Food And Rural Affairs (East Midlands) (DEFRA) Six "zero waste places" named across England
Published: 22/10/08
Six places ranging from a residential street to an entire region of England were named as England's first 'Zero Waste Places' by Environment Minister Jane Kennedy today.

Health and Safety Executive (East Midlands) (HSE) Recycling firm fined after employee falls from lorry in Lincoln
Published: 15/10/08
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has warned companies to ensure work at height is carried out safely after a man fell from a lorry in Lincoln.

HM Revenue & Customs (East Midlands) (HMRC) Halloween - the night of the deadline
Published: 15/10/08
While 31 October is more usually associated with witches, pumpkins and trick or treaters, from this year it takes on an added importance for anyone who fills in a tax return - it's now the new deadline for paper returns.

LAA Roadshow: From Negotiation to Delivery
Published: 09/10/08
On 17 September the Regional Minister, Phil Hope, was the keynote speaker at the GOEM sponsored Local Area Agreement Road Show: From Negotiation to Delivery.

Cabinet Office (East Midlands) Phil Hope heralds skills boost for East Midlands businesses
Published: 01/10/08
Phil Hope, Minister for the East Midlands, today congratulated businesses across the region on their work to drive up the level of skills in the local workforce - and challenged both public and private sectors to do more to meet future challenges.

Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Spot checks of refurbishment sites set to start across High Peak, Derbyshire
Published: 22/09/08
Health and safety inspectors will be spot checking construction sites across the High Peak from today ( Monday 22 September) to tackle poor standards of health and safety. The inspectors will be paying particular attention to refurbishment sites.

Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) Final call to enrol on a 2008 early years professional course
Published: 01/09/08
Local childcare workers and graduates have until early September to secure a place to study for Early Years Professional Status this year.

Department for Transport (East Midlands)
Published: 14/08/08
Multi million pound PFI upgrade for streetlights in Northamptonshire and Cambridgeshire

Department for Environment, Food And Rural Affairs (DEFRA) Green farming schemes in Northamptonshire reaping benefits after 21 years
Published: 04/08/08
This summer, Northamptonshire celebrates 21 years of green farming which has seen local farmers make a huge difference to wildlife and the landscape.

Department for Work And Pensions (DWP) Record numbers of children across the East Midlands benefit from child maintenance
Published: 30/07/08
More children than ever before are benefiting from child maintenance as the Child Support Agency collected or arranged over £1.05 billion nationally in a 12 month period.

Invitation to Tender - Consultancy support to assist the embedding of sustainable development principles (SD) within regional policies and structures
Published: 30/07/08
Government Office for the East Midlands invites the submission of tenders for Consultancy support to assist the embedding of sustainable development principles (SD) within regional policies and structures.

Cabinet Office Lincolnshire woman wins individual hero award
Published: 30/07/08
Social technology projects praised by Prime Minister for creating positive social impact.

Department for Environment, Food And Rural Affairs (DEFRA) Ruddock launches one-stop shop for adapting to climate impacts
Published: 28/07/08
Climate Change Minister Joan Ruddock today called on organisations across the public and private sector to develop imaginative and innovative approaches to deal with the impact of a changing climate.

Minister welcomes support for housing and growth in the East Midlands
Published: 23/07/08
East Midlands Regional Minister Phil Hope today welcomed two important announcements that will help support sustainable growth in the region.

Communities and Local Government (CLG) 26million cash boost for business growth in the East Midlands
Published: 27/06/08
Local Government Minister John Healey today confirmed that 45 councils in the East Midlands will share almost £26million as a reward for successfully promoting economic growth in their areas. They are among 371 councils sharing almost £300million.

Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) Child safety week highlights ways Notts parents can reduce accidents in the home.
Published: 23/06/08
Last year (2006/7) 281 under 4s in Nottinghamshire are so seriously injured they needed to go to A&E as a result of an accident in the home. Which is why Child Safety Week ( 23-27 June) organised by Child Accident Prevention Trust, aims to raise awareness of the main causes of accidents in the home and the simple steps that can be taken to manage risks, help prevent accidents, and make the home more child friendly.

Infant school where DH Lawrence learnt to read and write is ‘listed’ by Margaret Hodge
Published: 23/06/08
The infant school that the world-famous author, DH Lawrence, attended as a child in Nottingham has today been listed at Grade II by Culture Minister, Margaret Hodge

EM Media provides ‘Six of the Best’ at the Edinburgh Film Festival
Published: 19/06/08
The UK’s biggest and longest running film festival gets underway tomorrow in Edinburgh and this year the spotlight will well and truly shine on films made and financed in the East Midlands.

Local Heroes recognised in Queen's Birthday Honours
Published: 19/06/08
The Queen's Birthday Honours list 2008 has been published, paying tribute to outstanding achievement and service across the entire community.

(HSE) Health and safety executive warns companies to protect employees from dangers of flammable liquids
Published: 13/06/08
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has warned companies to protect employees from flammable cleaning liquids after a Leicester man suffered burns to his hands and legs after some acetone caught fire.

National Empowerment Partnership East Midlands grant call
Published: 11/06/08
The National Empowerment Partnership East Midlands grant call is now open for applications from organisations based in the East Midlands, who can apply to develop the regional empowerment partnership and subsequent empowerment activity across the region.

(DEFRA) Community energy efficiency projects double their fuel poverty targets
Published: 10/06/08
Forty nine projects in England supported by the Community Energy Efficiency Fund (CEEF) are expected to exceed their targets by 100 per cent, Climate Change Minister Joan Ruddock announced today.

Minister volunteers with Newark Mind
Published: 04/06/08
Phil Hope, Minister for the Third Sector, today joined volunteers at Newark Mind to help prepare lunch for people attending the charity’s resource centre. As well as pitching in with the work, the minister saw first hand the contribution that volunteers make to helping people with mental health problems.

emda Board Appointments 2008
Published: 02/06/08
We administer appointments to the board of the east midlands development agency (emda), in line with guidance from the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR).

Twelve facilities from the East Midlands to appear in the London 2012 Paralympic Pre-Games Training Camp Guide
Published: 02/06/08
Twelve sporting facilities from across the East Midlands will feature in London 2012’s Pre-Games Training Camp Guide for Paralympic sports.

Highways Agency (East Midlands)
Published: 02/06/08
(Highways Agency) Public invited to see plans for new £1.7million footbridge over A45 at Blacky More, Northampton.

Minister for the East Midlands goes green to boost the region’s health
Published: 28/05/08
Minister for the East Midlands Phil Hope took the green option by cycling to a public health conference in Derby.

Research shows that emda makes it easier to access growth finance
Published: 23/05/08
Research just published has identified how the range of growth finances available for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in the East Midlands is helping the region to flourish

Babybond a sound investment for the Early Growth Fund
Published: 23/05/08
Rutland-based Babybond, a provider of baby scanning services through its wholly-owned and franchised centres across the UK, has raised over £200,000 in investment from a consortium of investors led by the East Midlands Early Growth Fund, funded by East Midlands Development Agency (emda).

Transport and planning casework review
Published: 15/05/08
From 1 April 2008, the processing of specific planning cases we previously undertook on behalf of the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, was moved to new centralised teams.

The Government Office for the East Midlands Corporate Plan
Published: 15/05/08
Phil Hope MP, Regional Minister for the East Midlands has launched the Government Office for the East Midlands Corporate Plan.

Strictly youth dancing - ministers join 'Strictly' stars and Royal Ballet to boost youth dance
Published: 18/03/08
Dance – one of the fastest growing subject for GCSE and A level students in England – is to receive a £5.5 million boost from the Government, Culture Secretary Andy Burnham and Schools Minister Andrew Adonis announced on Monday.

BAFTA nominations for East Midlands' films
Published: 16/01/08
The nominations for the 2008 Orange British Academy Film Awards have been announced and East Midlands talent, along with EM Media co-financed productions have been nominated in a number of categories.

The East Midlands Strategy for the 2012 Games
Published: 18/12/07
In the summer of 2007 a consultation document was released by the East Midlands Development Agency (emda) on the direction they proposed to take the region towards, during and after the 2012 Games. An excellent response was received from individuals, organisations and interest groups across the region and their feedback forms the new strategy and revamped structure.

East Midlands to receive massive affordable housing boost
Published: 13/12/07
The Government has announced allocations totalling more than £8.4billion to be used to fund new supply of affordable housing, with £317million being allocated to the East Midlands.

New funding for East Midland's community infrastructure
Published: 05/12/07
Councils and communities in the East Midlands which back new homes will get extra help with infrastructure, Housing and Planning Minister Yvette Cooper has announced. The allocation of £732million to local authorities in the Growth Areas and Growth Points is for services like transport, schools, health centres and parks.

Adult Learners’ Week Awards 2008
Published: 04/12/07
Do you know an adult learner, organisation, project, group or family whose remarkable achievements could inspire others? If so, why not nominate them for an Adult Learners’ Week Award?

Panel Report on the draft East Midlands Plan (Regional Spatial Strategy)
Published: 28/11/07
What is the draft East Midlands Plan? This report relates to the draft East Midlands Plan (Regional Spatial Strategy or RSS) which was published for public consultation by the East Midlands Regional Assembly (EMRA) on 28 September 2006. This mapped out future development of the region up to 2026 including housing growth levels, the Regional Transport Strategy and policies on other major issues, including waste disposal, minerals, energy, environmental protection and sub-regional strategies.

East Midlands Councils among top ten reducers, re-users and recyclers
Published: 22/11/07
Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has published municipal waste statistics for all English local authorities (LAs) in 2006/07. These show how individual LAs are contributing to national goals to reduce waste, recycle more and landfill less.

Healey invites views on definitions of the 198 national indicators
Published: 12/11/07
The Comprehensive Spending Review was an important step forward in delivering Government's commitment to building a new central-local relationship, including the announcement of a single set of 198 national indicators.

Regional consultation for future of transport funding
Published: 30/10/07
A new framework document launched by Transport Secretary Ruth Kelly states robust regional consultation will be put in place to inform the allocation of over £20 billion potential Government transport funding post 2014. Conferences will be organised for each of the nine English regions between November and December and anyone with an interest in transport will be welcome to attend.

Nottingham and High Peak Councils named as empowerment champions
Published: 19/10/07
Communities Secretary Hazel Blears will publish an 'empowerment action plan' - setting out how the Government will deliver on its commitment to bring about greater devolution and empower communities. Funding of £35 million will back up the actions in the plan and support the successful delivery of the community empowerment agenda.

Sustainable farming and food champion visits Leicestershire
Published: 10/10/07
Sir Don Curry, Chairman of the Sustainable Farming and Food Delivery Group, was in Melton Mowbray and Barrow Upon Soar to find out how the Strategy for Sustainable Farming and Food (SSFF) is being delivered across the region.

The East Midlands gets ready to take Edinburgh by Storm
Published: 16/08/07
Films from England’s East Midlands are set to dominate proceedings at this year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival, which will see the UK premiere of two major feature films, Anton Corbijn’s acclaimed directorial debut Control, and Anand Tucker’s beautifully evocative, And When Did You Last See Your Father?, both of which were co-financed by EM Media and made in the East Midlands. There will also be eleven regionally produced and EM Media co-financed short films unveiled at the festival, one of which, titled Dog Altogether, is the directorial debut of Bourne Ultimatum actor Paddy Considine.

The Art of Graffiti
Published: 02/08/07
Nottingham’s new community radio station, Kemet 97.5 FM, had a problem. A wall behind the studios was constantly being covered by graffiti. The solution? To actually commission graffiti!

New support for homeowners to get green grants
Published: 01/08/07
A new system to help homebuyers get green grants worth hundreds of pounds to lower their fuel bills and make their homes greener has been announced today, linked to the introduction of Home Information Packs (HIPs) and Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs).

Annual update of the state of our Environment, Society and Economy
Published: 30/07/07
The latest picture of the UK's environmental, social and economic wellbeing has been published, and for the first time includes some measures of personal wellbeing in the population.

Tobacco's Getting Older
Published: 20/07/07
The Department of Health (DH) has launched a campaign to inform retailers and the public that the selling of tobacco products to under 18s will be illegal from October 1st 2007. New government legislation will raise the age of sale for tobacco from 16 to 18 years of age.

Government launches new anti drink drive campaign
Published: 20/07/07
As the new £3M anti-drink drive campaign was launched by Transport Secretary Ruth Kelly, a young Leicester mum spoke about her own shame of being convicted.

Government Review Empowers Regions and Localities to Spread Economic Opportunity to All
Published: 17/07/07
The Government is today launching the review of sub national economic development and regeneration, setting out bold plans to ensure that every area of the country has the opportunity to benefit from rising prosperity.

John Healey visits Chesterfield to see flood damage
Published: 09/07/07
Communities Minister John Healey visited Chesterfield where he met the local MP Paul Holmes, the Leader of Chesterfield Borough Council Councillor Ray Russell, and the Chief Executive David Shaw.

Local people to have greater say on spending
Published: 06/07/07
Pilot project developed in Manton Estate at Worksop Neighbourhoods across England will be given new opportunities to direct extra resources at the issues they care about - from tackling anti-social behaviour or drug-dealing to providing new community and leisure facilities.

The Queen’s Birthday Honours 2007 - East Midlands
Published: 18/06/07
Below are the details of people from around the region who have been awarded honours in the Queen's Birthday Honours list. This was once again a successful round for the East Midlands with awards going to recognise community work, academic and business achievement.

Numbers in temporary accommodation fall in the East Midlands
Published: 12/03/07
The numbers of homeless households in temporary accommodation are continuing to fall in the East Midlands. They are 12% down on this time last year new figures show.

Partners discuss new priorities for the East Midlands
Published: 09/03/07
Local authorities (LAs) from across the East Midlands will join forces on Monday 12 March with their partners from health, police authorities, fire service and the third sector to discuss how they will use radical new legislation to deliver real and lasting benefits in the region.

Exhibitions to show route options for new M1/M69 road link at Leicester
Published: 28/02/07
Options for providing a new link road between the M1 at J21 and the M69 near Leicester have been published by the Highways Agency who want to hear the views of local people.

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