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The Nuneaton Festival of Arts, a beloved cultural tradition for over 70 years, has successfully delivered two of its most popular events, Piano and Creative Arts, thanks to vital funding from Warwickshire County Council's Community Grant scheme. The festival faced significant challenges in 2024 due to venue closures
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Warwickshire County Council is issuing a reminder to families with children and young people who have special educational needs or disabilities (SEND) to join the county's disability register. Established under the Children Act 1989, this register is a crucial tool for the council to understand the specific needs
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Reform UK, led by Nigel Farage, continues to make significant strides in Leicestershire, securing control of the county council in May and now making a strong showing in a new YouGov poll. The party's resurgence has left the Conservatives and Labour in a precarious position, with predictions suggesting
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Over 100 employers and apprentices from Staffordshire are celebrating their graduation from work-based learning courses at the tenth-annual Staffordshire Apprenticeship Graduation. Keynote speaker Steve Tellwright, People and Quality Director at Capula Ltd, will address the attendees, emphasizing the importance of investing in apprenticeships and their significant value to businesses. The
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Construction on a new, state-of-the-art school in Swaffham, Norfolk, has reached a significant milestone, with a ceremonial topping-out marking the completion of the roof and weathertightness of the building. The Fred Nicholson Special School, which currently caters for 224 children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), will relocate to
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Suffolk County Council has taken a significant step towards reducing carbon emissions and creating sustainable community spaces by investing in low-carbon heat pumps for three of its community libraries. The initiative, backed by the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme, delivered by Salix, will see fossil fuel boilers replaced with energy-efficient heat
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Devon County Council and the Department for Education have jointly announced an additional PS1.4 million investment to support adult education and skills training. The funding will enable more adults in Devon and Torbay to access educational opportunities, addressing local skills gaps and supporting economic recovery. The initiative aims to
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Careers Worcestershire, a free support service from Worcestershire County Council's Skills and Employability team, is launching its inaugural Careers Worcestershire Week, a seven-day event aimed at guiding 16 to 24-year-olds towards their next steps in work, training, or education. From August 25 to 31, 2025, the initiative will
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A heated debate has erupted between Warwickshire County Council and the Reform party over the flying of a Progress Pride flag on council buildings. Councillor George Finch, the temporary Reform leader, requested the removal of the flag, as per the party's manifesto policy, but the council's
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Warwickshire County Council has been thrust into the spotlight after the appointment of 18-year-old Coun George Finch as its interim leader. Finch, who recently switched allegiance from the Conservatives to Reform UK, has already sparked controversy over the council's Pride flag policy. Despite his party's policy
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Cotswold District Council, in collaboration with the Department for Education and Gloucestershire County Council, is set to deliver a summer packed with free activities and healthy meals for children from reception age up to year 11 who receive benefits-related free school meals. The Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme will
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The Hampshire County Council has unveiled a £12.5m support package to provide immediate and long-term assistance to vulnerable households struggling with rising costs. The initiative, funded through the Department for Work and Pensions' Household Support Fund, is part of the council's connect4communities programme, which aims to
