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Delivering Public Service Agreements - the Government Office role.
Published: 12/09/08
The Government Office Network’s key role in supporting delivery of Public Service Agreements (PSAs) is outlined this month (September 2008) in a new document Delivering Public Service Agreements - the Government Office role. This is a companion document to the Strategic Priorities Framework 2008-11 published early this year which sets out the Network’s collective priorities agreed with our sponsor departments.

Network Corporate Plan
Published: 02/05/08
In the changing world of cross cutting Public Service Agreements and the transformation of the Government Offices we have brought together our priorities as a Network for the first time.

International trade with China
Published: 14/10/08
Businesses across the region can find out about the wealth of opportunities available to do business in China and how to take advantage of them at the next meeting of the North East International Networking Club (INC).

Charities and community organisations can bid for a share of £2.33 million
Published: 10/10/08
Charities and community organisations across the region have until 12 November to bid for a share of a £2.33 million funding pot to help vulnerable people reduce debt and get the right benefits and tax.

Schoolchildren to have success all mapped out
Published: 02/10/08
Ordnance Survey is giving away 'Free-Maps-for-11-year-olds' to encourage children to get out and discover the world around them, Ordnance Survey Minister Iain Wright announced today 2 October 2008.

First Making Sustainable Travel Work conference to be held in Newcastle
Published: 01/10/08


Invitation to explore business opportunities in Turkey
Published: 25/09/08
UK Trade and Investment are offering North East firms insight and opportunities in doing business in Turkey at a special free event. The North East and Yorkshire and Humber teams have cominbed to organise Turkey...delights for your business.

Rivergreen Centre makes it into top 10 favourite green buildings
Published: 25/09/08
Leading natural building expert, Professor Tom Woolley, was asked by Sustain Magazine to nominate his 10 favourite natural-building projects and the Rivergreen Centre was one of those that he chose.

£25 million grant to improve bus services across England
Published: 24/09/08
Secretary of State for Transport Ruth Kelly announced £25 million to provide new and improved bus services across England. This will better connect local communities with vital services like hospitals, business centres and colleges and help tackle congestion and rural accessibility by giving people more alternatives to their car.

Flood recovery efforts on track
Published: 23/09/08
Floods Recovery Minister John Healey said that he was impressed with how local agencies and community groups were responding to the floods but stressed he will monitor the situation over the coming weeks to ensure affected areas continue to get the support they need.

Wearside firm brewing up for international success
Published: 23/09/08
A Wearside firm specialising in providing training and analytical services for the brewing industry is toasting its success overseas following support from UK Trade and Investment's Virtual Export Manager programme.

North East communities in the driving seat
Published: 19/09/08
New steps were announced this week as part of a nationwide drive to put more power into the hands of local people. This comes ahead of legislation later this year to put communities in control.

Eleven North East local authority areas offered additional funding to tackle youth crime
Published: 16/09/08
Eleven North East local authority areas are being offered a share of £56.5 million to tackle youth crime, the Government announced today 16 September.

New Grassroots Grants scheme available for voluntary and community groups
Published: 04/09/08
Funded by the Office of The Third Sector in the Cabinet Office and run by the Community Development Foundation, the programme is offering a total of £7,712,230 to local funders in the North East to start making grants of between £250 and £5,000 to voluntary and community groups with annual incomes below £20,000.

New Darlington Sports Initiative to use football to tackle alcohol and drug use
Published: 03/09/08
Home Office minister Vernon Coaker said football and other sports play a positive role in diverting substance misusers away from alcohol, drugs and crime at the launch of the Darlington Sports Initiative. Sports can also be used to improve the health and self-esteem of drug and alcohol misusers which can in turn lead to benefits not just for them but for the wider community.

Free entry to hundreds of historic buildings and places
Published: 28/08/08
Hundreds of historic buildings and places across the region will be opening their doors free of charge for Heritage Open Days (11-14 September).

International success for Tyneside firm
Published: 27/08/08
UK Trade and Investment's Overseas Market Introduction Service (OMIS) has brought international success for Biofresh Limited. The firm specialises in developing and producing innovative, atmosphere control systems that extend the storage life of fresh produce.

Hat-trick of opportunities for North East firms
Published: 19/08/08
North East firms are being offered the chance to explore a hat-trick of opportunities at a special event focusing on the three Benelux countries - Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.

Last chance to enter tackling drugs changing lives awards in the North East
Published: 19/08/08
Time is running out for people in the North East to submit nominations for a Home Office national awards scheme to find the drug worker and team of the year.

Hi-tech theme for India market visit - North East firms urged to look east for international success
Published: 13/08/08
North East firms are being urged to look east in a bid to win new international clients as UK Trade & Investment adopts a hi-tech theme for its latest market visit.

Department for Business launches 'Employing People Campaign' to help 82,207 North East businesses save millions in admin costs
Published: 13/08/08
Businesses in the North East are being urged to save time and money on the cost of employing staff, as part of a campaign being launched today.

North East firms are being urged to "switch on" to the opportunities in Canada with the help of UK Trade & Investment.
Published: 12/08/08
As part of its ongoing programme of market visits, UK Trade & Investment will be hosting a market visit to Canada in March next year, to enable companies to find out more about the market and meet potential customers.

North East firms go Far on market visit
Published: 12/08/08
North East firms were given the opportunity to explore business opportunities in the Far East during a recent Market Visit to Japan.

Green farming schemes in the North East reap benefits after 21 years
Published: 05/08/08
This summer, Tyne and Wear, Durham and Northumberland celebrate 21 years of green farming which has seen local farmers make a huge difference to wildlife and the landscape.

£400 million investment in North East transport
Published: 31/07/08
Major renewals on the Tyne and Wear Metro and plans for a new river crossing in Sunderland have been given the green light today, after Transport Minister Rosie Winterton announced a new funding package of around £400 million for these important North East schemes.

North East manufacturer scales new heights in international trade
Published: 29/07/08
A North East company specialising in the manufacture of hiking and trekking poles has scaled new heights in its international trade ambitions with the help of UK Trade & Investment's Passport to Export programme.

£73m for local waste project
Published: 29/07/08
Defra has awarded the South Tyne and Wear Waste Management Partnership £73.525 million in PFI credits to improve facilities for dealing with the region's waste.

Driving Standards Agency national consultation gets underway
Published: 29/07/08
Formula one motor racing star David Coulthard is backing the government's campaign and consultation to overhaul driver testing and training and make Britain's roads safer.

North East firms urged to cash in on infrastructure opportunities
Published: 29/07/08
North East firms are being urged to build up links with Mexico as the country prepares to transform itself with a major investment in its infrastructure.

North East Toasts its "Experts in Exports"
Published: 18/07/08
The North East's "experts in exports" were the toast of the region at the North East Exporters Awards 2008 gala dinner.

Tees Valley Parks Join List of Best Green Spaces
Published: 18/07/08
Albert Park in Middlesbrough, Billingham Beck Valley Country Park in Stockton and Guisborough Forest and Walkway will be among the best parks and green spaces across the country announced today by Baroness Andrews.

Facing the housing challenge - action today, innovation for tomorrow more homes for the North East
Published: 17/07/08
A series of further measures and reforms designed to help alleviate the current challenges in the housing market and to support the vital delivery of more homes over the long-term, were announced by Housing Minister Caroline Flint.

New vision to deliver North East Renaissance
Published: 16/07/08
Plans for a sustainable social and economic renaissance in the North East set out by Communities Minister Baroness Andrews.

''More than the sum of their parts'' - new partnerships in the Tees Valley seal deal to increase economic growth
Published: 15/07/08
People across the Tees Valley are set to benefit from a new partnership agreed today that will help boost economic prosperity and quality of life for local people and close financial inequalities across England.

Performance skills at heart of Northumberland firm's Far East success
Published: 15/07/08
A Northumberland firm specialising in the blended learning delivery of applied management development has scooped a string of successes in the Far East with the help of UK Trade & Investment.

Sustainable UK Cities tour comes to Newcastle
Published: 12/06/08
The tour is hosted by the UK Business Council for Sustainable Energy (UKBCSE) and is supported by Shell UK and is visiting seven UK cities throughout 2008. It aims to bring together the public and private sector to discuss partnership opportunities for tackling climate change at city level. The tour arrives in Newcastle on Wednesday 25 June.

Redefining progress on sustainability in the North East
Published: 10/06/08
Sustaine, the North East Regional Information Partnership (NERIP) and One NorthEast are holding a joint seminar in July. The seminar will explore the challenges of achieving sustainable economic growth, in the context of the integrated regional strategy. It includes a sub-regional perspective, and workshops looking at the balance and tensions between economic development, social cohesion and environmental limits.

Deadline approaching for farming awards
Published: 29/05/08
Farmers and farm managers across the North East have only three weeks remaining in which to enter Natural England's 2008 Future of Farming Awards.

Government Office opens up for stakeholders
Published: 28/05/08
Representatives from more than 200 North East charities, local government, educational, health and religious organisations took advantage of an opportunity to find out more about how the re-organisation of the Government Office for the North East will help shape the region.

Free South Africa 'Sofa Safari' offered to North East firms
Published: 28/05/08
Places are being snapped up but there's still time for North East firms to book on one of the first of a series of free UK Trade & Investment events throughout June to mark International Business Month.

Strong sales leads follow Brazil market visit
Published: 20/05/08
North East firms are set to reap the rewards of a market visit to Brazil that resulted in a string of sales leads with new customers.

North East England leads the world on climate change action
Published: 30/04/08
North East England’s commitment to tackling climate change sees a ground breaking new adaptation study launched today. The North East Climate Change Adaptation Study predicts future weather patterns and advises how to prepare for them.

North East firms offered a taste of international trade
Published: 30/04/08
North East firms are being offered a taste of the benefits of international trade at a special event focusing on the food and drink sector.

Gibside estate to hold one day event of region's best food and drink suppliers and celebrity chefs
Published: 27/04/08
Near Rowlands Gill, the estate will hold the event on Saturday 26 April.

£3,250,000 funding boost to help homeless people into jobs and training in the North East
Published: 26/03/08
A sports academy with a direct access hostel is among three homelessness projects in the North East to have been awarded a provisional allocation of £3,250,000 to upgrade facilities and create more training and employment opportunities for homeless people, Junior Housing Minister Iain Wright announced.

Fire Minister hands over new Fire Control Centre for North East
Published: 18/03/08
A major project to help improve the fire and rescue service's ability to respond to the public during major emergencies in the North East took another step forward when Fire Minister Parmjit Dhanda handed over of the new control centre building to the North East FireControl Company Ltd.

Export? What's in it for me?
Published: 18/03/08
Companies across the North East are being urged to find out about the benefits of international trade at a special, free event in Hartlepool.

Lights! cameras! action! for new education centre - the Barn at Beal shows farming at its best
Published: 12/03/08
A new education and visitor centre that shows food production need not cost the earth had its official opening when the Region's environmental VIPs tour the facilities today.

West Durham Pathfinder Leads way to Better Rural Services
Published: 28/02/08
Results of a Government programme aimed at improving rural services have been published today by Defra.

£130m funding for North East housing market renewal areas announced
Published: 28/02/08
Ministers have announced £130m funding to revitalise the housing market and restore stable communities in the Tees Valley and Newcastle-Gateshead regions, as part of a £1bn national programme.

Taking Forward the Review of Sub-National Economic Development and Regeneration
Published: 21/12/07
Communities and Local Government and Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform have published 'Taking Forward the Review of Sub-National Economic Development and Regeneration' (SNR) which provides an update on progress in implementing the SNR in advance of a full consultation document which will be published early in 2008.

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