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You must be the change you want to see in the world.

10:13am Thursday 1st July 2010

Last night I attended the Business In the Community Awards (BITC) in Newcastle, and was very impressed with the level of commitment being shown by businesses in the North East to support local projects.

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Collaborative working and the new Government

5:31pm Thursday 13th May 2010

It is almost impossible to think of an issue where collaborative working couldn’t lead to a more effective response to improving people’s short and long term prospects. So why should it be any different when it comes to national government?

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Working in Darlington

4:34pm Thursday 18th March 2010

Today (Thursday 18th) has been my first day of working in Darlington and it has been a very pleasant experience.

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Cabinet Roadshow

11:51am Friday 19th February 2010

Yesterday I was party to the Cabinet Roadshow that rolled into old Durham town to talk to the people of the North East.

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Calling all Voluntary Sector Groups

11:24am Friday 5th February 2010

There seems to be a drop in applications to the Foundation recently. Applications from individuals have increased but community groups are not putting in as many grant requests.

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Flood Damaged communities

6:07pm Monday 23rd November 2009

Let's all spare several thoughts for those affected by last week's floods.

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Good teachers are vital

4:50pm Monday 26th October 2009

Well done to North Easterner, Mike Vening who was presented with the Ted Wragg Award for Lifetime Achievement at the 2009 UK Teaching Awards recently.

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We live here 2?

8:04am Wednesday 21st October 2009

Last week I had the opportunity to visit a fantastic project in Seaham which we have been able to support thanks to funding from the Esh Group and Vardy Foundation.

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