Press Releases

Tenants now able to start taking up the right to own their own home in South Norfolk

Housing Association tenants in South Norfolk can now begin the process for owning their home and making use of the extended Right to Buy.

North East communities advised to check their flood risk

Heavy rain this weekend could cause river levels to rise.

Welsh Secretary: “Breaking the re-offending cycle must be at the heart of the criminal justice system”

Stephen Crabb sees rehabilitation in action at HMP Prescoed in Usk

Environment Agency warns of potential flooding in northern England this weekend

The Environment Agency is warning communities in northern England to prepare for flooding this weekend.

Improvements in A&E and financial performance at Kingston Hospital recognised by regulator

Monitor has closed its investigation into Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust after the trust took action to improve its A&E and financial performance.

Bringing England’s wildlife ‘back from the brink’ of extinction

More than 100 species of England’s most threatened wildlife could be saved from extinction thanks to a new £4.6M grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund.

Hospitals in Morecambe Bay to exit special measures with support

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust is to exit special measures with continued support from Monitor.

Small businesses are the “engine room” of the Welsh economy

Wales Office Ministers support Small Business Saturday

Midlands Engine fired up to drive £34 billion worth of productivity and growth

Eleven Local Enterprise Partnerships come together to pool their ambitions in the Midlands Engine Prospectus – for the first time.