southwest A feed from The Government Says. en-gb Copyright The Government Says 2004-2005 rss@thegovernmentsays.com rss@thegovernmentsays.com Government news 1901-01-01T00:00+00:00 1 daily http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=386029&NewsAreaID=2 Two common dolphins, found stranded at Frenchmans Creek on the River Helford, have now been successfully refloated at Porthallow this afternoon.    http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=386050&NewsAreaID=2 Drivers are being warned that a festive tipple could see them end up behind bars this Christmas as a new hard-hitting £1.6 million THINK! campaign is launched today by Road Safety Minister Jim Fitzpatrick. &... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=386062&NewsAreaID=2 Drivers are being warned that a festive tipple could see them end up behind bars this Christmas as a new hard-hitting £1.6 million THINK! campaign is launched today by Road Safety Minister Jim Fitzpatrick. &... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=386061&NewsAreaID=2 Drivers are being warned that a festive tipple could see them end up behind bars this Christmas as a new hard-hitting £1.6 million THINK! campaign is launched today by Road Safety Minister Jim Fitzpatrick. &... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=386007&NewsAreaID=2 Traders and consumers in the South West of England will get a £650 million boost when the cut in the standard rate of VAT comes into effect from Monday 1 December.    http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=385893&NewsAreaID=2 Staff from the Highways Agency's National Traffic Control Centre will be on hand to help local businesses at an event at The Council House, College Green in Bristol on Wednesday, December 3.    http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=385895&NewsAreaID=2 M5 J11-11a - Gloucestershire Driver Information System    http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=385897&NewsAreaID=2 On Monday 1 December work starts to install new variable message signs between Junctions 11 and 11a near Gloucester and Cheltenham.    http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=385899&NewsAreaID=2 Work to improve safety on the approaches to, and on, the Carminow Cross Roundabout will start on 1st December and continue until 19th December.    http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=385924&NewsAreaID=2 Weekly summary of road works in Devon and Cornwall    http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=385882&NewsAreaID=2 This week's Pre-Budget Report set out the next steps the Government is taking to support the economy, business and households through these difficult times and to maintain macroeconomic stability in the long... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=385882&NewsAreaID=2 This week's Pre-Budget Report set out the next steps the Government is taking to support the economy, business and households through these difficult times and to maintain macroeconomic stability in the long... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=385818&NewsAreaID=2 The Planning Portal, which has created an efficient online service for all aspects of planning applications, has won a top Civil Service award for the valuable public service it provides.    http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=385784&NewsAreaID=2 The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) today warned of the risks of electrocution after a South West power distribution company was fined over the death of walker on New Year's Day 2007.    http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=385511&NewsAreaID=2 Two fishermen have been picked up by a passing fishing vessel and airlifted to hospital by the Portland Coastguard Rescue Helicopter after their boat capsized this morning.    http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=385537&NewsAreaID=2 Proposals to improve the way motorcyclists are tested were published today by the Driving Standards Agency (DSA).    http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=385486&NewsAreaID=2 Young people are eager to learn about business and economics, but their keenness is not always matched by the quality of teaching they receive, which too often is 'thorough but uninspiring' and fails to ... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=385486&NewsAreaID=2 Young people are eager to learn about business and economics, but their keenness is not always matched by the quality of teaching they receive, which too often is 'thorough but uninspiring' and fails to ... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=385486&NewsAreaID=2 Young people are eager to learn about business and economics, but their keenness is not always matched by the quality of teaching they receive, which too often is 'thorough but uninspiring' and fails to ... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=385486&NewsAreaID=2 Young people are eager to learn about business and economics, but their keenness is not always matched by the quality of teaching they receive, which too often is 'thorough but uninspiring' and fails to ... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=385445&NewsAreaID=2 The first of three public information days to give road users the opportunity to find out more about the major road works planned for the A303 near Mere in Wiltshire will be held on Tuesday 2 December.  &nbsp... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=385419&NewsAreaID=2 An extra £1 billion will be invested in major transport projects next year to stimulate the economy by accelerating Government plans to cut congestion and significantly increase rail capacity, Transport Secretary... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=385411&NewsAreaID=2 A man who tried to smuggle two kilos of cocaine worth £124,000 into the UK hidden in the lining of his suitcase, was jailed for seven years and eight months yesterday.    http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=385384&NewsAreaID=2 - Farleigh Hungerford Castle scoops top education award for hands-on history education -    http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=385204&NewsAreaID=2 Pre-Budget Report 2008    http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=385277&NewsAreaID=2 FIVE SOUTH WEST COUNCILS TO 'FAST TRACK' MORTGAGE RESCUE SCHEME -    http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=385226&NewsAreaID=2 The Office of the Schools Adjudicator received a request by the governing body of Clyst Honiton School to modify the implementation date for a proposal, originally agreed for September 2010, to change the status... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=385104&NewsAreaID=2 Four sailors including a 15-year-old boy were rescued after their racing yacht capsized in gale-force winds off Plymouth. They are all from the Plymouth area, and were with the Mountbatten Sailing Club.  &... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=385068&NewsAreaID=2 M32 Junction 2 - Bristol - overnight closure tonight There will be an emergency closure of the M32 Junction 2 (Eastville) northbound exit slip road from 22.00 on Friday 21 November until 05.00 on Saturday 22 November... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=385070&NewsAreaID=2 Location Expected Delays Traffic Management Start Finish    http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=384962&NewsAreaID=2 Ten people from addresses in the London, Essex and Dorset area were arrested by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) officers early yesterday morning in connection with a suspected multi million pound excise and money... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=384918&NewsAreaID=2 Councils in Devon and Dorset will be among sixty local authorities benefiting from increased funding to boost their housing and employment advice options for local residents, announced Communities Minister Iain ... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=384837&NewsAreaID=2 HSE takes campaign to South West    http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=384837&NewsAreaID=2 HSE takes campaign to South West    http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=384664&NewsAreaID=2 The Annual Report of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Education, Children's Services and Skills 2007/08 today identifies and celebrates the 2,944 outstanding early years and childcare providers, schools, ... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=384668&NewsAreaID=2 The Annual Report of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Education, Children's Services and Skills 2007/08 today identifies and celebrates the 2,944 outstanding early years and childcare providers, schools, ... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=384672&NewsAreaID=2 The Annual Report of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Education, Children's Services and Skills 2007/08 today identifies and celebrates the 2,944 outstanding early years and childcare providers, schools, ... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=384676&NewsAreaID=2 The Annual Report of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Education, Children's Services and Skills 2007/08 today identifies and celebrates the 2,944 outstanding early years and childcare providers, schools, ... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=384680&NewsAreaID=2 The Annual Report of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Education, Children's Services and Skills 2007/08 today identifies and celebrates the 2,944 outstanding early years and childcare providers, schools, ... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=384688&NewsAreaID=2 The Annual Report of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Education, Children's Services and Skills 2007/08 today identifies and celebrates the 2,944 outstanding early years and childcare providers, schools, ... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=384682&NewsAreaID=2 The Annual Report of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Education, Children's Services and Skills 2007/08 today identifies and celebrates the 2,944 outstanding early years and childcare providers, schools, ... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=384588&NewsAreaID=2 The Driving Standards Agency (DSA) has invited popular TV motorsport presenter Louise Brady and former Superbike Champion and now MotoGP commentator Steve Parrish to support an exciting new scheme aimed at significantly... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=384399&NewsAreaID=2 To mark World Toilet Day (Wednesday 19 November), the Consumer Council for Water is calling for consumers to use their loos responsibly by not sending inappropriate items down the drain.    http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=384246&NewsAreaID=2 Highways Agency asks people to "be prepared" at South West launch event -    http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=384307&NewsAreaID=2 Two Highways Agency Traffic Officers made an unexpected appearance on Hugh Fernley Wittinstall's hit tv show River Cottage after catching the celebrity chef picking apples on the side of the M5!  &nbsp... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=384114&NewsAreaID=2 The next major landmark in the construction of the A419 Blunsdon bypass will be reached on Saturday when traffic begins using the southbound carriageway for the first time and all traffic using the new slip roads... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=384114&NewsAreaID=2 The next major landmark in the construction of the A419 Blunsdon bypass will be reached on Saturday when traffic begins using the southbound carriageway for the first time and all traffic using the new slip roads... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=384114&NewsAreaID=2 The next major landmark in the construction of the A419 Blunsdon bypass will be reached on Saturday when traffic begins using the southbound carriageway for the first time and all traffic using the new slip roads... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=384083&NewsAreaID=2 Local Authorities across the West have joined forces with the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to promote a 'sensible' approach to risk and combat some of the silly myths which have grown up around health... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=384018&NewsAreaID=2 New Think! Road Safety Campaign wins support of South Gloucestershire Road Safety Team    http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=384018&NewsAreaID=2 New Think! Road Safety Campaign wins support of South Gloucestershire Road Safety Team    http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=384018&NewsAreaID=2 New Think! Road Safety Campaign wins support of South Gloucestershire Road Safety Team    http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=384018&NewsAreaID=2 New Think! Road Safety Campaign wins support of South Gloucestershire Road Safety Team    http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=384018&NewsAreaID=2 New Think! Road Safety Campaign wins support of South Gloucestershire Road Safety Team    http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=384017&NewsAreaID=2 Government is taking a new approach to warning children about the dangers they can face on our roads, following new research that shows today's 6-11-year-olds need bolder and more forthright communication about... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=383922&NewsAreaID=2 TACKLING DRUGS CHANGING LIVES AWARDS    http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=383920&NewsAreaID=2 GLOUCESTERSHIRE based drug service user co-ordinator Dave Stork has today been named as the drug worker of the year for the South West.    http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=383966&NewsAreaID=2 The OFT is taking part in a Europe-wide day of action today (Wednesday) to warn holidaymakers about Spanish bogus holiday clubs that cost tourists millions of pounds every year.    http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=383848&NewsAreaID=2 At 2330 Monday evening Falmouth Coastguard received a request from their colleagues in Madrid to coordinate the urgent evacuation of a seriously injured Spanish fisherman 147 nautical miles south west of the Isles... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=383843&NewsAreaID=2 - New book traces Weymouth's colourful past, and shows the way forward to 2012 and beyond-    http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=383830&NewsAreaID=2 Councils will get over a hundred million pounds tomorrow to help maintain the building of the family and first-time buyer homes still desperately needed, announced Housing Minister Margaret Beckett today. &nbsp... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=383666&NewsAreaID=2 Landowners can find out how easy it is to secure their land ownership when Land Registry visits livestock shows in Somerset and Wiltshire during November and December.    http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=383683&NewsAreaID=2 WEEKLY SUMMARY OF ROAD WORKS IN DEVON AND CORNWALL http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=383567&NewsAreaID=2 Fifty per cent of road users would continue with a journey after hearing a severe weather warning and around a third of road users would not carry out any checks on their vehicles before heading out, according to... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=383556&NewsAreaID=2 The Highways Agency will be working hard this weekend managing the traffic generated by Somerset Carnivals - widely regarded as the world's largest illuminated winter carnival.    http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=383576&NewsAreaID=2 Floods Recovery Minister John Healey today announced that 25 councils helping over 1,500 flood-hit families pay their council tax bills will share over £1.2million Government funding.    http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=383612&NewsAreaID=2 Driving examiner strike suspended- candidates urged to attend tests Monday's planned nationwide strike action due to have been led by the national Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union, of which some driving... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=383563&NewsAreaID=2 The Office of the Schools Adjudicator has published a decision on a modification to a statutory proposal for Plym View Primary School and Highfields Community School, Plymouth. Plymouth Local Authority requested... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=383507&NewsAreaID=2 A new report by Ofsted concludes that the Train to Gain programme is successful in giving employees the opportunity to gain nationally recognised qualifications and improving their motivation in the workplace. However... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=383507&NewsAreaID=2 A new report by Ofsted concludes that the Train to Gain programme is successful in giving employees the opportunity to gain nationally recognised qualifications and improving their motivation in the workplace. However... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=383507&NewsAreaID=2 A new report by Ofsted concludes that the Train to Gain programme is successful in giving employees the opportunity to gain nationally recognised qualifications and improving their motivation in the workplace. However... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=383484&NewsAreaID=2 Last night the Government, with the approval of Parliament, took action to make next year's elections more convenient for English voters and electoral administrators by holding the 2009 local and European polls... http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=383212&NewsAreaID=2 The latest figures issued by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) reveal that every week 20 tradesmen die from asbestos-related diseases, and this number is set to increase.    http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=383212&NewsAreaID=2 The latest figures issued by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) reveal that every week 20 tradesmen die from asbestos-related diseases, and this number is set to increase.    http://www.gnn.gov.uk//Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=383212&NewsAreaID=2 The latest figures issued by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) reveal that every week 20 tradesmen die from asbestos-related diseases, and this number is set to increase.