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Middlesbrough Council team helping new arrivals to the country into school

Middlesbrough councillors at the People Scrutiny Panel were updated on the council’s efforts to help children who have moved to the country into school. Karen...

Mayor’s £2.3m boost brings mentoring to all London boroughs’ Pupil Referral Units to help curb youth violence

The Mayor of London has announced that his Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) will invest £2.3m to expand the number of mentors helping children in...

London Assembly calls on Sadiq Khan to support Migration Museum’s £20m campaign for new Tower Hill site

Sadiq Khan has been asked by the London Assembly to give more support to the capital’s Migration Museum, which is trying to raise £20m...

Winter fuel protests in Leeds to target Chancellor

Protests will take place in Leeds on Thursday (14 November) in opposition to the government's cuts to winter fuel payments. Organised by the Unite trade...

Debate over cricket ball strikes could delay major residential development in Bradford

A debate over the velocity of balls being hit by batsmen at a local cricket club could delay a major housing development. In 2021 a...

Council set to bid for energy efficiency cash for hundreds of homes

Gateshead Council is poised to bid for extra cash to help make hundreds of homes more energy efficient. Gateshead Council bosses have been recommended to...

Almost 37,000 migrant households in London facing poverty due to NRPF rule, report warns

Almost 37,000 migrant households in London are living in poverty as they are not entitled to benefits, a new report has warned. The research, published...

Hopes for more cash to help ‘suffering’ Newcastle high streets as £3m regeneration nears end date

Council bosses in Newcastle are searching for extra cash to carry on a project to revitalise some of the city’s struggling high streets. A £3...

New University of Huddersfield building officially open

The Daphne Steele Building, named after a trailblazing figure in UK healthcare, has been officially opened at the University of Huddersfield’s National Health Innovation...

Fears public ‘misled’ over Kirklees’ Spen Ringway plan

A councillor fears the public have been “misled” on plans for the Spen Ringway, with work said to have begun three years ago yet...

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