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Big Lottery Fund announces Building Better Opportunities proposals progressing to Stage Two.

Today the Big Lottery Fund has announced which partnership bids for the first tranche of Building Better Opportunities (their European Social Fund…

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Health and Wellbeing

Care Quality Commission seeking feedback from VCS

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is England's independent health and adult social care regulator. The CQC monitor, inspect and regulate services to…

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General News

Middlesbrough woman wins Point of Light award

A Middlesbrough woman who has been the driving force behind Middlesbrough’s Powerchair Football Club for the last three years has been awarded a…

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General News

Compact Voice Awards: North East winners

The winners of this year’s Compact Awards have been announced at a ceremony held by Compact Voice last night. The Compact Awards celebrate excellent…

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Community Energy

Changes to community energy tax relief schemes

News from Community Energy England 12th November 2015 As most Community Energy England members are now well aware, the removal of EIS tax relief was…

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Health and Wellbeing

Compact Voice Case Study - Social Value in North Tyneside

Compact Voice has published a case study around the theme of embedding social value. The case study outlines how the Clinical Commissioning Group,…

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Health and Wellbeing

Northumbria Healthcare Foundation Trust CQC Inspection - Whitley Bay Listening Event

The Care Quality Commission will be inspecting the Northumbria Healthcare Foundation Trust in November. In advance of the inspection, they will be…

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Community Energy

Report on impact of changes to Feed In Tariffs on community energy published

Today Community Energy England launched the results of their survey on the impact of the proposed changes to Feed-in Tariffs on community…

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Health and Wellbeing

Northumbria Healthcare Foundation Trust CQC Inspection - Cramlington Listening Event

The Care Quality Commission will be inspecting the Northumbria Healthcare Foundation Trust in November. In advance of the inspection, they will be…

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Health and Wellbeing

Northumbria Healthcare Foundation Trust CQC Inspection - Listening Events in Northumberland

The Care Quality Commission will be inspecting the Northumbria Healthcare Foundation Trust in November. In advance of the inspection, they will be…

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European Funding

Building Better Opportunities - Tranche 2 - Tyne & Wear Health Barriers to Employment programme now open for applications

Today the second tranche of the Big Lottery Fund's ESF Building Better Opportunities programme has gone live and the applications process is open…

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European Funding

NE LEP area Community Led Local Development call is open

The NE LEP area Community Led Local Development (CLLD) European Structural and Investment Funds application process for stage 1 applications for…

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