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Shortlisted finalists announced for North East Charity Awards
The shortlist has been announced for the North East Charity Awards 2015 following a judging panel considering over 170 nominations. See the list of…
Read ArticleNorthern Powergrid Community Energy Seed Fund
The Northern Powergrid Community Energy Seed Fund at the Community Foundation has £50,000 available for community energy projects based in the…
Read ArticleLocal MP Ian Lavery appointed shadow minister for civil society
Ian Lavery has been appointed shadow minister for trade unions and civil society. Lavery is the MP for Wansbeck in Northumberland, and was elected to…
Read ArticleHave Your Say! Take part in the VCSE Review
VONNE would like to urge organisations to take part in the VCSE Review. There are two important consultations which form part of the Review, and…
Read ArticlePositive news from Personal Health Budget holders and their families
In Control, Lancaster University and Think Local Act Personal have published the findings of their personal outcomes evaluation tool (POET) of 500+…
Read ArticleKing’s Fund Spending Review submission on health and social care funding
This week the King's Fund shared their written submission for the period covering this Spending Review, focussing on the short, medium and long-term…
Read ArticleNECA produces statement of devolution intent
The North East Combined Authority has submitted to government its 'statement of devolution', outlining proposals to achieve a devolution deal for the…
Read ArticleNorth East social enterprises to be supported by innovation conference
Moves by the region’s annual innovation conference to extend its work to include supporting social enterprise have been welcomed by the sector.…
Read ArticleCommunity Energy Resource Hub goes live!
The Community Energy Hub launched this week.http://hub.communityenergyengland.org/ The Community Energy Hub aims to: Provide a single point of…
Read ArticleNorthern Powergrid publishes Community Energy projects connections guide
Northern Powergrid have published a guide to connections targeted at Community Energy groups. The guide explains the process to getting a…
Read ArticleReducing fuel poverty by spending on energy efficiency
A new research report has been released investigating the potential for electricity network operators to make a direct contribution to preventing…
Read ArticleConsultations to shape VCSE sector involvement in health and social care
Two important consultations with the aim of determining the future of voluntary sector involvement in health and social care are now open for input.…
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