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27/10/2009
142/0927 October 2009The Government has welcomed the latest official data that shows that there were 5.9 million free swims during the second quarter of its £140m free swimming initiative, covering July, August and September 2009 – up from 4.5 million in the first quarter since the scheme began in April.
22/10/2009
141/0922 October 2009
Commenting on the release of the 2009 Alcohol, Entertainment and Late Night Refreshment Licensing statistics, DCMS Minister Gerry Sutcliffe said:
16/10/2009
138/0916 October 2009
Commitment to other key projects confirmed.
A new state-of-the-art national film centre is to be created on London’s South Bank, thanks to a Government commitment of £45 million, the Prime Minister announced today.
15/10/2009
137/0915 October 2009Thousands more young people living in Berkshire, Devon, Hampshire, Greater London and Nottinghamshire will be able to take the plunge thanks to the Government’s £140m free swimming scheme.
135/0915 October 2009Minister for Sport Gerry Sutcliffe has today announced a start date of 14 December 2009 for UK Anti-Doping (UKAD), the UK’s first stand-alone anti-doping body.
12/10/2009
134/0912 October 2009
Collaborations between UK and Moroccan film-makers are set to increase after both countries today signed up to a package of incentives which will encourage co-production projects and boost both nations’ film industries.
08/10/2009
132/0908 October 2009The Queen has decided that November 8 shall be observed as Remembrance Sunday, and the Secretary of State, on behalf of the Cabinet, is making the necessary arrangements for the ceremony at the Cenotaph. The customary Two Minutes' Silence will be observed from 11.00 am.
02/10/2009
131/092 October 2009Britain’s most successful ever Olympian, Sir Steve Redgrave, is to champion the drive to get more people playing sport, as a lasting legacy of London’s Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2012 and the country’s ‘golden decade of sport.’
01/10/2009
130/091 October 2009People who want to to sell alcohol, put on live music and other arts events, or sell hot food and drink late at night, will soon be able to make applications for licences entirely online under new measures proposed today by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
124/091 October 2009Twelve talented amateur gardeners from across the UK will be hoping to win gold as the public vote for the ‘RHS Olympic Park Great British Garden Competition’ kicks off today.
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