AN INITIATIVE to reduce the harmful effects of second-hand smoke is being extended across Lancashire following a successful scheme in the east of the county. The Smokefree Homes Programme, run by the Bacup-based Maden Community and Children’s Centre with Lancashire County Council, aims to encourage people to stop smoking in their homes and cars. People …
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Nov 26
Manchester Youth Council gets home in Manchester Town Hall
Manchester’s Youth Council are celebrating the opening of a permanent new home for them in Manchester Town Hall. The Youth Council have been given their own office space inside the Town Hall to reflect how serious the Council is about working with young people and listening to their voice. The official opening of the room was …
Nov 26
Major award for Liverpool’s Central Library
The city has scooped a prestigious National Building Excellence Award, for its work to sensitively restore the historic building while creating a modern, world-class, 21st century library. Awarding Liverpool the gong for ‘Technical Innovation’, judges from national body Local Authority Building Control (LABC) highlighted the challenges the city faced in marrying the new build extension to …
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