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£230K education boost for Ballymena Neighbourhood Renewal Area
Northern Ireland’s Social Development Minister Nelson McCausland has announced a funding boost of over £230,000 towards an education programme in the Ballymena Neighbourhood Renewal Area. The funding will allow Barnardo’s, as appointed service provider to continue their ‘Jigsaw’ project which supports children, young people and their families to improve educational outcomes. Three specialised project workers [...]
(Continue reading)Funding boost for older people in Ballykeel
Social Development Minister Nelson McCausland has announced a further funding package of over £24,500 for a “Mature Adults Interactive Luncheon Club” in Ballykeel, Northern Ireland. The project will bring together 100 older people from the Ballykeel area to increase community activity and assist in addressing social exclusion. As well as receiving a healthy meal participants [...]
(Continue reading)Housing is key to closing the gap in Bradford
Bradford is the most economically polarised place in England, with the biggest gap between its most and least deprived areas, according to a new report published by the think tank IPPR. The report says that without more local power over housing spending, including housing benefit, and action both to secure new investment and strike new [...]
(Continue reading)Angel CoFund completes first SME investments
The Angel CoFund has announced the completion of its first five investments, with a total of £7.2m committed to SMEs. Business and Enterprise Minister Mark Prisk joined some of the first businesses to receive funding, following the end of a strong first quarter for the Angel CoFund, which was launched in November 2011. The Government-backed [...]
(Continue reading)IPPR: Mayor must tackle London’s housing crisis
London’s Mayor must make housing a policy priority according to a new report published by the think tank IPPR. The report calls for new, decentralised powers over housing benefit for the London mayor as part of a rethink of welfare reform, along with tougher taxes on super-rich foreign buyers, to help fund the extra homes [...]
(Continue reading)Survey for Balham investment scheme
Local residents and visitors are being asked what they think of Balham town centre before, during and after a £1.9m investment programme. An online survey will be used to track how satisfied people are with the area and how they rate its ‘look and feel’. The data collected will be used to assess the progress [...]
(Continue reading)Sturgeon: More care to be provided at home
An increasing number of adult health and social care services across Scotland are being provided through joined-up working, enabling more people to receive care at home. Patients and members of the public are now being asked for their views on plans for them to receive more treatment closer to home as a consultation on the [...]
(Continue reading)Affordable homes programme to get funding boost
Hundreds of millions of pounds are to be spent across Scotland on increasing the supply of affordable housing, creating jobs and boosting the economy, it has been confirmed. The announcement will see all of Scotland’s 32 councils receive a share of almost £582m in subsidy over the next three years. This is part of the [...]
(Continue reading)Millions announced for disadvantaged communities
Alex Neil, Cabinet Secretary for Infrastructure and Capital Investment, has announced that the new People and Communities Fund to promote and support community-led regeneration initiatives across Scotland is open for applications. The fund will invest in community anchor organisations that deliver local regeneration activity and promote change in Scotland’s most disadvantaged communities. It will have [...]
(Continue reading)Transformational funding for Scottish colleges
Colleges in Dumfries and Galloway and Edinburgh are the first to receive additional funding to deliver reforms, with around £1.7m being invested to secure greater efficiency in their regions. £197,000 will go towards Dumfries and Galloway College to support better links with schools in the area. The £1.5m for Edinburgh will help to support restructuring [...]
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