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Getting active made easier with £93 million funding for over 1,100 grassroots sports projects

Research shows exercising more was the UK’s most common New Year’s resolution for 2024*, and the Government is helping hundreds of thousands more people across the UK keep their resolution and get active by delivering high-quality grassroots sport facilities. From Belfast to Bracknell, over 1,100 projects are receiving funding that will go towards facilities such …

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Sandwell is getting digitally connected

SinglePoint Plus Family Hub’s Lisa Harrison and Eve Loveridge with Cllrs Carmichael, Piper and Hartwell Sandwell Council Leader and Cabinet Members recently visited SinglePoint in Oldbury to see the benefits and progress of the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) Connected Digital Services Programme More than 1,750 digital devices including Chromebooks and laptops have been given …

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New laws to introduce digital labelling for businesses and reduce regulation costs

Businesses are set to benefit from reduced costs and burdens as import labels are made digital for the first time. Digital labelling will allow businesses to put important regulatory or manufacturing information online rather than requiring them to physically print it on their products – saving time and money which can be pushed towards scaling …

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Support strengthened for children with SEND

Families across England who have children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) will soon receive further support with more short breaks, supported internship opportunities and better support for those with Down syndrome, the Department for Education has announced. The short breaks innovation programme – which provides a range of unforgettable activities for children with SEND, to …

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Measures announced to boost teacher recruitment and retention

New measures to enhance recruitment and retention in the teaching profession have been announced by the government. They include £1.5 million of new investment to deliver a three-year mental health and wellbeing support package for school and college leaders; providing professional supervision and counselling to at least 2,500 leaders.  The government is also committing to publish …

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Digital pathology to improve cancer screening and save lives

Screening for breast, bowel and cervical cancer will be made quicker and more effective under plans to roll out the use of digital images to detect cancer. The Department of Health and Social Care is taking forward the recommendation of the UK National Screening Committee to increase the use of digital pathology to examine body …

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Do not believe in myths and miracles: the promises that will not keep you fit in 2024!

Getting fitter and healthier is one of those new year resolutions that most of us have made and then quickly broken at some stage in life — maybe even on an annual basis! However, with rising levels of obesity and lifestyle-related illness, it’s more important than ever to keep in good shape and put your …

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Smokers encouraged to quit this new year for their health

In a hard-hitting campaign film released today, former England goalkeeper and ex-smoker David James joins a number of other ex-smokers to discuss the influence their parents’ smoking had on them taking up the habit themselves and how being around children was their motivation to quit. It comes as the NHS launches a brand new smokefree campaign …

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